Steel v. Steel

OPINION OF THE COURT

Phyllis Gangel-Jacob, J.

As we enter the eighth month since the Child Support *881Standards Act1 (CSSA) became effective, we are given, almost daily, occasions for interpretation, application and fine tuning. Applications for pendente lite child support provide the most immediate opportunity to use the new law — as well as the responsibility to determine its applicability to a particular set of facts.

In this divorce action, the defendant mother moves for pendente lite child support. The parties have been married for approximately 15 years. There are four children of this…