COURT MAY NOT DEVIATE FROM CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES WITHOUT SPECIFIC FINDINGS ON RECORD  By Judge Faye M. Harrison

Younessi v. Younessi, UNPUBLISHED, (Court Of Appeals No. 209552, October 22, 1999)

Defendant father appealed the amount of child support required by the divorce judgment.  The Court of Appeals reversed on this issue because:  "A trial court may deviate from the child support guidelines only if it makes findings on the record and concludes that application of the guidelines would be unjust or inappropriate." See Ghidotti v. Barber, 459 Mich 189, 196; 586 NW2d 883 (1998).

[Ed. note: Every once in awhile I need a reminder like that--Faye]

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