Ainsworth v. Ainsworth
Supreme Court of Vermont
574 A.2d 772 (Vt. 1990)
Relevant factsFree
Reginald (defendant) agreed to pay child support for his two children based on statutory guidelines, then remarried and took on a stepson before Julie Ann (plaintiff) petitioned to increase his support payments. The trial court increased his support under the guidelines without accounting for his new stepson expenses, reasoning he had no legal obligation to support the stepson.
IssueFree
Whether a court may find a statutory child-support order inequitable due to expenses of supporting a stepchild the noncustodial parent did not have when the original order issued.