Jenkins v. Jenkins

Opinion

KATZ, J.

The sole issue to be decided in this appeal is whether dependency benefits received pursuant to the Social Security Act1 by the minor children of the *586disabled plaintiff, Jerry L. Jenkins, that are credited toward the amount of the plaintiffs child support obligation should also be included in his gross income when determining that obligation under the Child Support and Arrearage Guidelines (guidelines).2 The trial court, in ruling on the plaintiffs postjudgment motion for modification of child support, held that the dependency benefits paid directly to the minor children of the…