Nicholas v. Nicholas

This case again presents the issue of whether the circuit court can ignore child support amounts as established by the director of the Child Advocate Office of the Department of Human Services. We addressed this issue in the Syllabus of Holley v. Holley, 181 W.Va. 396, 382 S.E.2d 590 (1989):

“When a family law master or a circuit court enters an order awarding or modifying child support, the amount of the child support shall be in accordance with the established state guidelines, set forth in 6 W.Va.Code of State Rules §§ 78-16-1 to 78-16-20 (1988), unless the master or the court sets forth,…