Marriage of Ackerman CA4/2

FACTS

Husband and Wife share four children. In May 2019 the family court entered a

judgment dissolving the marriage of Husband and Wife effective January 7, 2013, and

the court approved a stipulation for Husband to pay monthly child support in the amount

of $728 based upon Husband having a monthly income of $1,905, which is minimum

wage. When two of the four children became adults, Husband’s monthly child support

obligation was decreased to $544.

In September 2020 the Department moved to modify the amount of child support

paid by Father. In opposition, Husband contended he was disabled and unable to work

full time. Husband declared he had a monthly income of $614 in social security income

(SSI). The Department verified that Husband was receiving SSI. Wife declared

2 Husband had income from a variety of sources: selling artwork, working as a wedding

officiant, and running a consulting business.

On February 24, 2022, the family court, with the Honorable James T. Warren

presiding, announced the court would order Husband to pay $817 in monthly child

support, which was based on a full-time minimum wage job. The family court signed

and filed the modification order on…