In re Marriage of Usher
Annotate this CaseRespondent is a successful director and producer. After the trial court granted respondent's request to reduce his monthly child support payment to $9,842, from the original amount entered into at the time of dissolution of $17,500, appellant claimed that respondent’s reduced income did not constitute a material change in circumstances in light of his extreme wealth. Appellant further contends that the trial court imputed an unreasonably low rate of return to respondent’s substantial assets, valued at over $67 million. The court concluded that substantial evidence did not support the trial court’s finding of a material change in respondent’s circumstances for purposes of meeting his child support obligation; in light of respondent’s overall wealth, the reduction in his employment income did not materially impair his ability to pay the agreed upon child support; and the trial court imputed an unreasonably low rate of return to respondent’s tens of millions of dollars in assets.
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