Marine v. Marine

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Ralph J. Marine appeals the superior court’s award of child support to Valerie D. Marine under Alaska Civil Rule 90.3(b)(2). He claims that the superior court’s only authority to vary the shared custody formula used in calculating an award of child support is provided by Rule 90.3(c)(1), which requires a showing of good cause upon proof by clear and convincing evidence. He asserts that Valerie failed to meet this burden and that the superior court’s variance of the shared custody percentages was an abuse of discretion. Rule 90.3(b)(2), however, expressly…