Kusel v. Kusel

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Laura Kusel, a resident of Nebraska, petitioned for a child support order and arrearages from her former husband, a resident of Minnesota, under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act. At the hearing on her petition, she withdrew her request for arrearages. The trial court entered an order requiring Delbert Kusel to pay $245 per month, a 20% downward departure from the guidelines amount, and Laura appealed. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant and respondent were divorced in Nebraska in 1977 after fourteen years of marriage. They have two children, now seventeen and…