Legal Opinion
Sorge v. Sorge
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 5, 2012No. Nos. D057677, D058611PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
AARON, J.
I
INTRODUCTION
Joseph A. Sorge appeals after the trial court modified the child support awarded to his ex-wife, Maryanne K. Sorge, and awarded Maryanne1 sanctions and attorney fees, both related to the costs of the underlying litigation, as well as pendente lite attorney fees for defending against Joseph’s appeal.
On appeal, Joseph first contends that the trial court erred in calculating the child support amount. According to Joseph, the trial court ignored his bona fide business expenses in calculating his monthly income, in contravention of Family Code2 section 4058,…
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