M.J.
M.J. v. S.B. CA4/1
Opinion
Opinion
BACKGROUND; JUDICIAL NOTICE
A. Parties and Original Order
At the unopposed request of the Department, we have augmented the record to
include copies of the original support orders that were not provided in the clerk's
transcript. In 2007, Father filed an action to establish parental status under the Uniform
Parentage Act (§ 7600 et seq.) for his daughter, R.J., who is now 11 years old. R.J. and
Mother were then residents of California, and Father lived in Arizona. Originally, Father
was ordered to pay child support for R.J. of $564 per month, plus $164 per month for
childcare, and $150 per month toward child support arrearages of $2,184.
In November 2007, the parties entered into a written stipulation suspending the
childcare order, reducing payment on the arrears to $36 monthly, and keeping in force the
child support amount of $564 monthly. The Department has been enforcing Father's
child support obligation since 2007. Thereafter, each parent and R.J. moved to New
York.
On October 11, 2013, Father filed a request in San Diego County Superior Court
to modify his child support obligation. He started a new job in security and had varying
rates of pay and…