Kinsey v. Kinsey

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

DICKSON, Justice.

May a trial court enter a child support order in an amount which exceeds that derived by application of the Indiana Child Support Guidelines? To address this issue, we grant transfer.

Respondent-Appellee Angela Kinsey (“Mother”) and petitioner-appellant Randy Kinsey (“Father”), the parents of one child, were divorced on April 8, 1991. Under a settlement agreement which became part of their divorce decree, Father, the non-custodial parent, who had been earning $827.00 weekly ($43,734.00 annually), was to pay $200.00 per week in child support, an amount…