State Ex Rel. Tegegne v. Andalo

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Fatima Tegegne (Mother) brought an action against Tadesse Andalo (Father) to establish Father’s child support obligation and to determine arrearag-es. With respect to arrearages, a child support referee recommended that Father receive a credit for mortgage payments as well as for food, clothing, and school supplies Father had purchased for the children while he was absent from the home. The circuit court adopted the recommendation in part and rejected it in part. The court gave Father no credit for mortgage payments and food, but it allowed a credit for clothing and…