Legal Opinion
Antwayne Eric Ford v. Rita Castillo
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 4, 2014No. 12-FM-1386PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECKWITH, Associate Judge:
Appellant Antwanye Eric Ford contends that the trial court erred in calculating his adjusted gross income (AGI) under the D.C. Child Support Guideline, D.C.Code § 16-916.01 (2012 Repl.), 1 by not subtracting certain expenses that he must pay under a separation agreement that had been “incorporated and merged” with the parties’ divorce decree. We agree that the trial court should have subtracted those expenses in calculating his AGI. We therefore reverse and remand for a recalculation of Mr. Ford’s child support obligation.
I. Background
Mr. Ford and appellee Rita…
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