32 Va. App. 330 - Rinaldi v. Dumsick’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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1. “In order to rebut the presumption, the court shall make written findings in the order, which findings may be incorporated by reference, that the application of such guidelines would be unjust or inappropriate in a particular case. The finding that rebuts the guidelines shall state the amount of support that would have been required under the guidelines, shall give a justification of why the order varies from the guidelines, and shall be determined by relevant evidence pertaining to the ... factors affecting the obligation, the ability of each party to provide child support, and the best interests of the child[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 42 Va. App. 253 - Princiotto v. Gorrell

2. “a rebuttable presumption in any judicial or administrative proceeding for child support, including cases involving split custody or shared custody, that the amount of the award which would result from the application of the guidelines set out in § 20-108.2 is the correct amount of child support to be awarded.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 39 Va. App. 119 - Mir v. Mir

3. “Decisions concerning child support rest within the sound discretion of the trial court and will not be reversed on appeal unless plainly wrong or unsupported by the evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 39 Va. App. 119 - Mir v. Mir