Smith v. Stewart

Defendant, Potter Stewart, Jr., appeals the decision of the Windham Family Court awarding increased child support for 1993 and 1994 to his former wife, plaintiff Judith Smith. He argues that the court erred by awarding support beyond the guideline maximum, by extrapolating from the guidelines, by not basing the guideline calculation on shared custody, and by awarding attorney’s fees to plaintiff. We affirm the court’s grant of attorney’s fees and refusal to apply the shared custody guidelines, but reverse the child support award and remand for recalculation consistent with this opinion.

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