Antoni
County of Lake v. Antoni
Opinion
Opinion
Chin, J.
The County of Lake (County) appeals from a child support order that set respondent Gerald Anthony Antoni’s support payment obligation at less than file presumptive amount under Civil Code section 4721. The County contends that the trial court erred by the way in which it considered Antoni’s support of his stepdaughter and his substantial consumer debt monthly payments. The trial court did not abuse its discretion; we affirm.
Facts
No responding brief has been filed. Accordingly, we may accept the factual recitation of the opening brief as true while adhering to the requirement that the County affirmatively demonstrate prejudicial error despite the absence of a brief by Antoni. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 17(b); Miles v. Speidel (1989) 211 Cal.App.3d 879, 881 [ 259 Cal.Rptr. 582 ].)
In June 1992, the County sought modification of an existing child support order filed in May 1983. The existing order required Antoni to pay $100 per month for the support of his 13-year-old son, Neil B., who lives with his mother, Jeanette B. Jeanette, a full-time nursing student who receives some limited scholarship funds, relies on Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) payments to…