Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. J.R.T. v. Martinez
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 2, 2003No. 02SC316, 02SC317PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hobbs
This opinion consolidates two cases in which the trial courts modified the amount of child support that Jason Martinez was required to pay for two of his children, J.A. and J.R.T. 1 In both cases, the trial courts held that Martinez was voluntarily underemployed after he had been terminated from two jobs in Denver for knowingly violating company policy and had subsequently taken a lower paying position in Pueblo. The trial courts imputed income to Martinez based on the first-and highest paying-job from which he was fired.
Holding that Martinez was not "voluntarily underemployed" simply because…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Martin v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
- In re Marriage of AldrichSupreme Court of Colorado · 1997
- Leonard v. McMorrisSupreme Court of Colorado · 2003
- Jagow v. E-470 Public Highway AuthoritySupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
- Colorado Office of Consumer Counsel v. Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
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3Cited by43 opinions
- People v. GarciaSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
- People v. WhitmanColorado Court of Appeals · 2007
- In the Interest of E.L.M.C.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2004
- Phoenix Capital, Inc. v. DowellColorado Court of Appeals · 2007
- In re the Marriage of KrejciColorado Court of Appeals · 2013
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