In re the Marriage of Clarke

Michael Clarke appeals from an order increasing the child support obligation for his three children from $956 to $1,537 per month. Michael claims that the commissioner committed two errors during the modification hearing. First, he claims error in the court’s ruling that Wendy Clarke was not voluntarily underemployed when she reduced her hours by 20 percent. Second, he claims that because the parents’ combined income is greater than the $7,000 maximum computed on the child support schedule, the commissioner erred by extrapolating the child support calculation based on the actual total net…