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Where the parties have agreed to provide for a child beyond what is legally required, courts must give due weight to the strong public policy favoring stability of consensual arrangements before freeing a parent from his or her contractual obligations

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March 5, 2010 at 3:54 pm

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The Guidelines shall not be used to determine parental contributions for college, nor the amount of support for a child attending college

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March 5, 2010 at 3:50 pm

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Gross income is all earned and unearned income that is recurring or will increase the income available to the recipient over an extended period of time

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March 5, 2010 at 3:32 pm

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Modification of a support obligation is not warranted if the change in circumstances is only temporary or is expected but has not yet occurred

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March 4, 2010 at 2:20 pm

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A court should defer any action on a motion for modification of child support filed by an obligor who has been sentenced to a lengthy period of incarceration and has no assets, and transfer the matter to the inactive calendar pending the obligor’s release from the custodial sentence

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March 4, 2010 at 12:51 pm

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A healthy skepticism arises when a party’s financial situation results from self-employment

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March 2, 2010 at 6:59 pm

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The court can set aside the amount of the child support payments provided in a settlement agreement if they are unjust, oppressive and inequitable, and instead imposed child support payments in accordance with the Child Support Guidelines

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March 1, 2010 at 11:46 am

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Pension and social security benefits, as well as child support, should be immune from garnishment and levy

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February 25, 2010 at 7:35 pm

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Attainment of age eighteen establishes prima facie, but not conclusive, proof of emancipation

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February 25, 2010 at 1:04 pm

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Temporary unemployment is not grounds for a modification of support

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February 16, 2010 at 2:03 pm

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