State ex rel. Department of Human Resources v. Fairchild

Mother appeals from a judgment amending father’s child support obligation in which the trial court departed from the Child Support Guidelines to reduce father’s support obligation because he had incurred debts in reliance on mother’s representation that the children were to be adopted. We review de novo, ORS 19.415(3), and reverse.

Mother gave birth to twin girls on March 2, 1993. Mother and father were never married; however, paternity is not disputed. Father lives with his wife, their two daughters, ages four and five at the time of trial, and his step-daughter. Father did not have any…