Sjolund v. Carlson’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “[T]he Commission is recommending the Court be allowed to grant a reduction during those extended periods of visitation. The Commission could not agree on any particular recommended amount for the reduction. The proposed language provides an after-the-fact abatement to avoid the situation where a parent does not actually exercise extended visitation yet receives a reduction in child support. * * * * * * For example, if a parent exercises visitation in June for the entire month, he or she would be entitled to the abatement in the July child support. If a 50 percent abatement were allowed, the July payment would be reduced by 50 percent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Houser v. Houser

2. “Normally, in [modification] cases, the party seeking modification has the burden of establishing a change in conditions or circumstances since entry of the previous support order. However, the support order sought to be modified in this case was in effect prior to July 1, 1989. SDCL 25-7-6.13 provides: ⅞]11 orders for support entered and in effect prior to July 1, 1989 may be modified in accordance with the schedule without requiring a showing of a change in circumstances from the entry of the order.’ Thus, we review this modification case without imposition of the customary change in circumstances standard.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Cal. Ex Rel. Struck v. Struck

3. “This court’s standard of review in child support cases is whether the trial court abused its discretion in setting the support. Nelson v. Nelson, 454 N.W.2d 533 (S.D.1990). In this review, we do not determine whether we would have made an original like ruling, but whether a judicial mind, in view of the law and circumstances of the particular case, could reasonably have reached such a conclusion. Id.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State of Cal. Ex Rel. Struck v. Struck