McCarty v. Faried

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Rebekah McCarty and Kenneth Faried had a daughter together but never married and never cohabitated. McCarty later filed a motion for child support. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court established joint custody and ordered Faried to pay $4,250 a month in child support. The court of appeals, considering the issue a matter of first impression, vacated and remanded the trial court’s award of child support, holding that the amount was arbitrary. The Supreme Court reversed and reinstated the trial court’s order establishing child support, holding that the order was not arbitrary, unreasonably, erroneous, or an abuse of discretion. View "McCarty v. Faried" on Justia Law