In re The Marriage of Wood
California Court of Appeal
44 Cal. Rptr. 2d 236 (1995)
- Written by Haley Gintis, JD
Facts
In 1989, Camilla Wood (defendant) and William Wood (plaintiff) divorced. As part of the divorce decree, Camilla was awarded custody of the children and William was ordered to provide $1,375 per month in child support. William’s child-support obligation was later modified based on his increased earnings. In 1992, Camilla married William Casparis. In response to Camilla’s new marriage, William sought a reduction in his child-support obligation and filed an order to show cause. William argued that Casparis’s wealth provided a special circumstance to reduce William’s child-support obligation. The trial court held a hearing on the matter. The trial court determined that Casparis’s income should be considered in making a child-support-modification decision but only for the purpose of evaluating Camilla’s and the children’s standard of living. The matter was appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Wunderlich, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 832,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,500 briefs, keyed to 994 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
