Saint-Surin v. Kempel

The plaintiff (mother) and the defendant (father), unmarried parents of a child born of a brief relationship, bring cross appeals challenging the child support provisions of an amended judgment of the Probate and Family Court entered on November 22, 2016, after a four-day bench trial. We affirm.

Background. In a judgment entered August 23, 2016, the judge determined that the defendant was the father, granted sole custody to the mother, and ordered the father to pay child support. The judge also issued findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a rationale in support of the judgment. The judge…