McCarty v. Faried

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE KELLER

Following an evidentiary hearing, the trial court found that the parents’ combined monthly adjusted gross income exceeded the statutory guidelines and ordered the noncustodial parent to pay $4,250 a month in child support. The .Court of Appeals, considering the issue a matter of first impression, vacated the child support order, holding that the amount was arbitrary. We reverse the Court of Appeals and reinstate the trial court’s order establishing child support.

I. BACKGROUND.

■ Rebekah McCarty and Kenneth Faried were friends while they were students at…