Legal Opinion
Wong v. Hawk
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided November 6, 2012PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
[¶ 1] The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court (Portland, Eggert, J.) modifying a child support order of the Family Law Magistrate (Najarian, M.). DHHS asserts that (A) the District Court erred in crediting toward Jack Hawk’s support obligation the dependent benefit his daughter receives based on his Social Security retirement account, and (B) the magistrate did not abuse her discretion in declining to deviate from the child support guidelines. We agree, vacate the District Court’s judgment, and remand with instructions to…
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