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Description: Pocatello, Idaho family law lawyers represented Petitioner and Respondent seeking a divorce.

This case concerns the determination of a student parent’s income for purposes of
computing child support and the determination of parents’ respective pro rata shares of childcare
expenses. Mandy Valentine (“Mandy”) and Dan Valentine (“Dan”) divorced in 2015. In 2017,
Mandy petitioned the magistrate court for an order modifying the child custody and support
provisions of the divorce decree. The magistrate court did not modify the custody provisions in
the decree but concluded that substantial and material changes in circumstances existed to justify
modifying the child support order. Mandy appealed several aspects of this ruling to the district
court. The district court, sitting in an appellate capacity, affirmed in part and reversed in part the
magistrate court’s order. On appeal to this Court, Mandy challenges the district court’s conclusion
that her student loans and several other sources of income could be combined to calculate her
income under the Idaho Child Support Guidelines. Dan cross-appeals, challenging the district
court’s conclusion that the magistrate court abused its discretion in calculating his pro rata share
of childcare expenses.

Outcome: Affirmed in part and reversed in part on appeal.

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