White

White v. Marciano

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190 Cal. App. 3d 1026·1987 Cal. App. LEXIS 1655·235 Cal. Rptr. 779
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 4, 1987B021549California2,691 words

Opinion

Opinion

Fukuto, J.

Plaintiff, Fabienne White, appeals the court’s judgment in her paternity action against respondent, Maurice Marciano, in which he was ordered to pay child support in the sum of $1,500 per month. We affirm.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred by:

Appellant filed her action seeking a declaration that respondent is the father of appellant’s baby and an order that respondent pay “reasonable child support in accordance with his abilities and the child’s needs.”

In an order to show cause for temporary support, filed two days after filing of the paternity complaint, appellant asserted reasonable support would amount to $3,500 per month plus medical benefits. In his response to the order to show cause, respondent admitted that he was the baby’s father and that he could “pay any reasonable sum for the support of this newly bom child.” He submitted a responsive income and expense declaration, but gave no financial information, asserting that it was “not applicable in view of stipulation.”

At the hearing on the order to show cause, respondent again stipulated that he had the ability to pay any reasonable support order, including the $3,500 per month requested by…

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