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State ex Rel. K.B. v. Bauer

Supreme Court of North Dakota
Apr 2, 2009
2009 N.D. 45 (N.D. 2009)

Summary

determining that it was in the child's best interest for her supporting parent to stay in school to earn a degree that would result in a higher earning capacity

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Opinion

No. 20080092.

April 2, 2009.

Appeal from the District Court, Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, Bruce B. Haskell, J.

Marnie Renell Soggie (argued), Special Assistant Attorney General, Child Support Enforcement, Bismarck, N.D., Jackson John Lofgren (on brief), Special Assistant Attorney General, Mandan, N.D., for plaintiff and appellant.

Christopher Glenn Lindblad (argued), Bismarck, N.D., for defendant and appellee.


Summaries of

State ex Rel. K.B. v. Bauer

Supreme Court of North Dakota
Apr 2, 2009
2009 N.D. 45 (N.D. 2009)

determining that it was in the child's best interest for her supporting parent to stay in school to earn a degree that would result in a higher earning capacity

Summary of this case from Adams v. Adams

explaining that N.D. Admin. Code § 75–02–04.1–02 “demonstrates that a district court is not unequivocally bound to past earnings history if the evidence in the record demonstrates that such past earnings are not a reliable indicator of the obligor's actual present or future ability to earn income and pay child support” and “appears to be designed specifically for cases ... where the obligor's present ability to earn is not accurately reflected in ... earnings history”

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Case details for

State ex Rel. K.B. v. Bauer

Case Details

Full title:STATE of North Dakota ex rel. K.B., minor child, Plaintiff and Appellant…

Court:Supreme Court of North Dakota

Date published: Apr 2, 2009

Citations

2009 N.D. 45 (N.D. 2009)
2009 N.D. 45

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