Greiner v. Keller

*335We consider the scope of Family Code section 4062, which provides that a trial court must order an award for childcare costs related to a parent's "employment or to reasonably necessary education or training for employment skills."1

Kimberlee Keller (mother) is the custodial parent of the parties' young child and supported herself and the child on a combination of public assistance plus earnings from part-time and temporary employment. She sought an award for childcare costs so that she could obtain a paralegal certification with the goal of becoming fully self-supporting without the need for…