Marriage of Chernick CA1/3

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 5, 2026A171756California3,900 words

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Filed 3/5/26 Marriage of Chernick CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

In re the Marriage of JENNIFER CHERNICK and NOWELL

CHERNICK.

JENNIFER CHANG,

Appellant, A171756 v. (Contra Costa County

NOWELL CHERNICK,

Super. Ct. No. MSD1704370) Respondent.

Jennifer Chang appeals the denial of her request to modify child support after the dissolution of her marriage to Nowell Chernick. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 2017, after 13 years of marriage, Chang filed for divorce. Thereafter, Chang moved to Taiwan, where the parties had lived for much of their marriage. In 2020, the family court temporarily awarded Chernick sole physical custody of the parties’ two sons. A. Marital Settlement Agreement In May 2022, the parties…

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