Tuesday October 25, 2022 - Court of Appeals

Milne vs. Mannion
Docket Number: 83044-COA
Las Vegas - 11:00 am - Court of Appeals

Appellant filed a motion to modify visitation, which respondent opposed.  Respondent filed a counter motion to modify child support because her income had decreased.  Appellant agreed to have child support reviewed because he had lost his job due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  The district court declined to entertain a downward adjustment or modify support until appellant filed his own motion.  Appellant filed his own motion, which the district court denied, based on (1) appellant’s failure to provide tax returns and other supporting documentation; and (2) its imputation of income to appellant based on its conclusion appellant was willfully unemployed.

ISSUES:

Appellant challenges that order on appeal arguing that the district erred when it imputed income to him without deciding he was unemployed without good cause and for the purpose of evading child support. Appellant also challenges the district court’s award of costs to respondent.

Disclaimer:

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