70 P.3d
Volume 70 — Pacific Reporter, Third Series
65 opinions
- 70 P.3d 125Morse v. Antonellis (2003)
- 70 P.3d 126Davis v. Microsoft Corp. (2003)
- 70 P.3d 147Bennett v. State (2003)
- 70 P.3d 151State v. Wood (2003)
- 70 P.3d 154Lakes v. Vondermehden (2003)
- 70 P.3d 158Strain v. West Travel, Inc. (2003)
- 70 P.3d 163In Re Dependency of ELF (2003)
- 70 P.3d 168In Re Jean F. Gardner Amended Blind Trust (2003)
- 70 P.3d 171State v. Jones (2003)
- 70 P.3d 235Pearson v. State (2003)
- 70 P.3d 388Reynolds v. Sisco Group, Inc. (2003)
- 70 P.3d 393Marine Solution Services, Inc. v. Horton (2003)
- 70 P.3d 416Malabed v. North Slope Borough (2003)
- 70 P.3d 429McGee v. State (2003)
- 70 P.3d 474People Ex Rel. J.R.T. v. Martinez (2003)
<bold>No. 02SC316</bold>, <bold><underline>People In re J.R.T. v. Martinez</underline></bold><bold>, and No. 02SC317</bold>, <bold><underline>People In</underline></bold><bold><underline>re J.A. v. Martinez</underline></bold> <bold>child support imputation of income voluntarily</bold><bold>unemployed voluntarily underemployed shirking a child support obligation</bold><bold>unreasonably foregoing higher paying employment all relevant factors</bold><bold>termination of employment firing of parent from employment move to</bold><bold>another city Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act child support</bold><bold>guidelines § <cross_reference>14-10-115</cross_reference>(7)(b)(I), 5 C.R.S. (2002).</bold> This opinion consolidates two cases in which the trial courts modified the amount of child support that Jason Martinez was required to pay for two of his children, J.A. and J.R.T. In both cases, the trial courts held that Martinez was voluntarily underemployed after he had been terminated from two jobs in Denver for knowingly violating company policy and had subsequently taken a lower paying position in Pueblo. The Court of Appeals reversed both trial courts, holding that Martinez was not "voluntarily underemployed" simply because he had been fired. The Court of Appeals held that the trial courts should have examined "the reasonableness of father's attempts, if any, to obtain comparable employment and pay following his firings." The Supreme Court affirms the Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court holds that an income imputation inquiry must start with whether the parent is shirking a child support obligation. Is the parent unreasonably foregoing higher paying employment that he or she could obtain? If not, the child support obligation calculation commences with actual gross income. If the parent is shirking a child support obligation, the trial court must determine what the parent can reasonably earn and contribute to the child's support. The Supreme Court also holds that in determining whether to impute income to a parent when considering a child support modification order, the trial court must examine all relevant factors. Consolidated Cases, Case No. 02SC316, Case No. 02SC317
- 70 P.3d 481E-470 Public Highway Authority v. Argus Real Estate Partners, Inc. (2002)
- 70 P.3d 485People v. Anderson (2002)
- 70 P.3d 489People v. Brown (2002)
- 70 P.3d 495Archer v. Farmer Bros. Co. (2003)
- 70 P.3d 502Club Telluride Owners Ass'n v. Mitchell (2002)
- 70 P.3d 505Nichols Ex Rel. Nichols v. DeStefano (2003)
- 70 P.3d 509Davis v. Schwankl (2003)
- 70 P.3d 513Town of Ignacio v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State (2003)
- 70 P.3d 517People v. Dalton (2002)
- 70 P.3d 523People v. Gandiaga (2002)
- 70 P.3d 529People v. Carrillo (2002)
- 70 P.3d 531People v. Rivers (2002)
- 70 P.3d 539Donelson v. Fritz (2002)
- 70 P.3d 547Buckley Powder Co. v. State (2002)
- 70 P.3d 564People v. Laurson (2002)
- 70 P.3d 567Pham v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. (2003)
- 70 P.3d 574Green v. Nadeau (2003)
- 70 P.3d 579In Re the Marriage of Page (2003)
- 70 P.3d 584People Ex Rel. Dlc (2003)
- 70 P.3d 590In Re the Marriage of McCaulley-Elfert (2003)
- 70 P.3d 594Pearson v. Kancilia (2003)
- 70 P.3d 600Eason v. BOARD OF CTY. COM'RS OF BOULDER (2003)
- 70 P.3d 612Henderson v. Master Klean Janitorial, Inc. (2003)
- 70 P.3d 618People Ex Rel. Mb (2003)
- 70 P.3d 627Werth v. Heritage International Holdings, PTO (2003)
- 70 P.3d 629Stearns Management Co. v. Missouri River Services, Inc. (2003)
- 70 P.3d 884Triple D Excavation v. Edwards (2003)
- 70 P.3d 887Parsons v. Parsons (2003)
- 70 P.3d 890Whiteside v. Braden Manufacturing LLC (2003)
- 70 P.3d 920ASSOCIATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD STORES v. State (2003)
- 70 P.3d 931Mader v. Health Care Authority (2003)
- 70 P.3d 940Matter of Disciplinary Proceeding Against Brothers (2003)
- 70 P.3d 947City of Redmond v. Arroyo-Murillo (2003)
- 70 P.3d 954Mw v. Dshs (2003)
- 70 P.3d 966Diamond v. Granite Falls School Dist. (2003)
- 70 P.3d 972Thompson v. KING FEED & NUTRITION SERVICE (2003)
- 70 P.3d 976State v. Woods (2003)
- 70 P.3d 978Land Title of Walla Walla, Inc. v. Martin (2003)
- 70 P.3d 1089Wendte v. State, Board of Real Estate Appraisers (2003)
- 70 P.3d 1096Turner v. Alaska Communications Systems Long Distance, Inc. (2003)
- 70 P.3d 1097In Re Adoption of LEKM (2003)
- 70 P.3d 1106Fowler v. State (2003)
- 70 P.3d 1110Lee v. Municipality of Anchorage (2003)
- 70 P.3d 1114McGuire v. State (2003)
- 70 P.3d 1118Copeland v. State (2003)
- 70 P.3d 1128Phillips v. State (2003)
- 70 P.3d 1152Lobato v. Taylor (2003)
- 70 P.3d 1176Mortgage Investments Corp. v. Battle Mountain Corp. (2003)
- 70 P.3d 1188People v. Thoro Products Co., Inc. (2003)
- 70 P.3d 1213People v. Green (2003)