Explore 26 court opinions on Child Support Modification. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Appellate Court Upholds Imputed Income for Child Support Calculation
Leopold D. Kreisel v. Marion Faith Gudinsky-Kreisel, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's or...
Child Support Modification Denied Due to Lack of Substantial Change
Marriage of Jenkins, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying the father's request to m...
Appellate Court Affirms Child Support Modification Decision
S.K. v. P.K., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case involved a dispute over the modification of child support obligations. The trial court m...
Appellate Court Affirms Settlement Agreement on College Expense Allocation
James v. Taylor v. Mary Kathryn Taylor and O/B/O L.A.T. and J.L.T., decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a affirmed outcome. This case involves a dispute over the...
Ohio Court Reverses Contempt Finding for Lack of Proper Hearing
In re S.B., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute involved whether a father's failure to pay child support constituted willful contempt o...
Appellate court affirms divorce property division and denial of new trial
Mark Anthony Trevino v. Candice Spivey Trevino, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Mark Anthony Trevino, appealed the trial court'...
Child Support Modification Denied Due to Lack of Substantial Change in Circumstances
Marriage of Jenkins, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying the father's request to ...
Court Affirms Imputation of Income for Child Support Modification
Dominique Christopher Earl Langston v. Brittney Marie Langston, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial...
Ohio Appellate Court Affirms Child Support Modification Decision
H.A. v. J.A., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns a dispute over the modification of child support obligations. The trial court m...
Stock option 'gift' to children not income for child support
Marriage of Hoch, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The California Court of Appeal addressed whether a father's "gift" of stock options to h...
Appellate Court Reverses Child Support Order for Insufficient Evidence
John Michael McClung v. Brennan Coleen McClung, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 10, 2026, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's order modify...
Incarceration Doesn't Automatically Nullify Child Support Obligations
D. L. J. v. M. D. S., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The dispute centered on whether a father's child support payments should be reduced due t...
Court Affirms Imputation of Income in Child Support Modification
Christina Fano Schultheis v. Milan Schultheis, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's order...
Court Reverses Child Support Modification Due to Improper Income Imputation
Eddie Whatley v. Department of Revenue, Child Support Program, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 18, 2026, resulted in a reversed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a final or...
Appellate Court Affirms Child Support Modification Order
Alessandra De Menezes Trigueiro v. Rodrigo Cesar Galdino De Oliveira, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 13, 2026, resulted in a affirmed outcome. This case involved a dispute ove...
Child Support Modification Denied Due to Lack of Material Change in Circumstances
Marriage of Allen, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying the husband's request to...
Shared Parenting Plan Requires Mutual Consent for Out-of-State Relocation
J.M.P. v. J.R.P, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 5, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a father (J.R.P.) could unilaterally relocate his child...
Cohabitation alone not enough to modify alimony
Schang v. Schang, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's order modifying a final judgment of...
Incarcerated Parent Can Still Owe Child Support
In the Matter of Marriage of Melissa Ramirez and Silvestre Fermin Torres and in the Interest of R.S.T. and A.D.T., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 29, 2026...
Child Support Modification Denied Due to Lack of Changed Circumstances
Marriage of Starr, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying the husband's request to...
Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Child Support Modification
Marriage of Starr, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying the husband's request to...
Father's voluntary income increase doesn't warrant child support modification
In the Matter of Mylee McKinney, decided by Georgia Supreme Court on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's decision to deny a fath...
Child Support Modification Denied Due to Lack of Substantial Change in Circumstances
R.R. v. C.R., decided by California Court of Appeal on January 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying the father's request to modif...
Father's knowing violation of child support order deemed willful
In re E.D.L., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a father's "willful" failure to pay child support, as required...
Child Support Modification Denied Due to Foreseeable Income Increase
Marriage of M.P. and M.C., decided by California Court of Appeal on December 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying a father's reque...
Child Support Modification Denied Due to Foreseeable Income Increase
Marriage of Strong, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order denying the husband's request ...