William R.T. v. Bonnie R.T.

CHRISTIE, Justice.

Upon appeal from the Superior Court. Reversed and remanded.

In this case we must decide to what extent a spouse’s “net income” derived from a private business may be restructured by the Family Court in arriving at a proper amount of child support.

Appellant-husband has appealed from a judgment of Superior Court, which in turn had affirmed an order of Family Court increasing the husband’s child support obligation to $456.11 per month. The husband’s primary contention on appeal is that both courts failed to give adequate consideration to his legitimate business expenses and his…