Hall v. Hall

Opinion

SILLS, P. J.

This is one of those rare “judgment roll” appeals that merits a reversal, essentially because of the rigid structure of California’s child support statutes combined with the requirement that any deviation from formula guidelines be sua sponte articulated by the trial judge. Here, the trial court made a child support order which would require payment of an arbitrary percentage of one parent’s income above a certain level without regard to fluctuations in the other parent’s income. The order differs on its *315face from the formula guideline set forth in Family Code section…