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The next year, Mr Little voluntarily resigned from the Air Force to become a full-time law student. | The next year, Mr Little voluntarily resigned from the Air Force to become a full-time law student. | ||
|procedural_history=Due to the massive decrease in his income, Mr Little peititioned the Arizona court to reduce his monthly child support obligation to $240/month. | |procedural_history=Due to the massive decrease in his income, Mr Little peititioned the Arizona court to reduce his monthly child support obligation to $240/month. Mr Little loses in the trial court. | ||
|issues=Do some jurisdictions balance multiple factors to determine whether voluntary un-employment justifies modification of a child-support order? | |||
|holding=Yes. Some jurisdictions balance multiple factors to determine whether voluntary un-employment justifies modification of a child-support order. | |||
|rule=State guidelines for calculating [[child support in the United States]] are a function of the parent's income. | |rule=State guidelines for calculating [[child support in the United States]] are a function of the parent's income. | ||
|case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link | |case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link | ||
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| In re Marriage of Little (Little v. Little) | |
| Court | Arizona Supreme Court |
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| Citation | |
| Date decided | March 18, 1999 |
Facts
Mr & Mrs Little divorced when Mr Little was a Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force.
Mrs Little was awarded custody of the divorced couple's 2 young children. Mr Little was ordered to pay about $1,200/month in child support.
The next year, Mr Little voluntarily resigned from the Air Force to become a full-time law student.Procedural History
Due to the massive decrease in his income, Mr Little peititioned the Arizona court to reduce his monthly child support obligation to $240/month. Mr Little loses in the trial court.
Issues
Do some jurisdictions balance multiple factors to determine whether voluntary un-employment justifies modification of a child-support order?
Holding
Yes. Some jurisdictions balance multiple factors to determine whether voluntary un-employment justifies modification of a child-support order.
Rule
State guidelines for calculating child support in the United States are a function of the parent's income.
