Shuba v. Division of Child Support Enforcement Ex Rel. Reese

HORSEY, Justice:

The question presented in this appeal from Family Court’s imposition of an order of child support is whether the Delaware Child Support Formula [the “Melson Formula”], with its Standard of Living Adjustment [“SOLA”], is the appropriate standard for determining the amount of child support to be provided for a child of parties who never married or lived together as a family unit. The trial court found the Mel-son Formula, including the SOLA section, to be the appropriate standard for determining the child’s support needs and affirmed the master’s determination of the father’s…