State of Oregon Department of Human Resources v. Redler

Father appeals a judgment increasing the amount of his monthly child support obligation. His principal contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in refusing to consider the income of two of his children from their paper routes in setting the amount of child support. On de novo review, ORS 19.415(3), we affirm.

The Support Enforcement Division initiated this action as a two-year review proceeding pursuant to ORS 25.287. Father represented himself at all times in this action. At the initial hearing, the referee found that the existing obligation of $218 per month did not conform to the…