Legal Opinion
In re the Marriage of Cota
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 5, 2013No. 43037-1-IIPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaxa, J.
¶1 Anthony Cota appeals the trial court’s child support order requiring him to pay for one-third of his daughter’s college expenses. He argues that the trial court (1) did not have authority to order postsecondary educational support because his former wife did not request the support award until after his daughter turned 18, (2) abused its discretion when it determined that an award of postsecondary educational support was proper, and (3) violated RCW 26.19.065(1) because the award of postsecondary educational support increased his child support obligation to more than 45 percent of his net…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- State, Dept. of Ecology v. Campbell & GwinnWashington Supreme Court · 2002
- Childers v. ChildersWashington Supreme Court · 1978
- In Re the Marriage of GimlettWashington Supreme Court · 1981
- In re the Marriage of SchneiderWashington Supreme Court · 2011
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