Raisch

I. Background

Douglas and Lauren separated in 2000 after a 16-year marriage that produced four children. In 2005, Douglas and Lauren agreed to a stipulated order setting the amount of child support and spousal support and providing for annual adjustments based on the consumer price index (CPI). Spousal support was set to terminate on December 31, 2010. The 2005 order also provided that Douglas and Lauren would equally share college expenses for the four children up to a total of $480,000 per parent. Douglas was also obligated under the 2005 stipulation to pay “one half of private school tuition for the children . . . .” The 2005 stipulated order was incorporated into a 2006 1 judgment. Lauren had primary custody of the children. In February 2010, when his child support obligation was over $8,000 per month and his spousal support obligation was just under $20,000 per month, Douglas 2 unilaterally ceased paying both child and spousal support. On April 1, 2010, Douglas

1 A 2003 stipulated order set the amount of child support differently, but it also required Douglas to equally share with Lauren the cost of college education for each of their four children up to a total of $480,000…