S.P.
S.P. v. F.G.
Opinion
lead Opinion
Kumar, J.
—Petitioner and appellant S.P. (mother) had a child (E.P.) with respondent F.G. (father). Mother appeals from the trial court’s child support order requiring father to pay mother $14,840 per month as well as pay, directly to the providers, E.P.’s expenses related to extracurricular activities, health, and education.
Mother argues the order should be reversed for the following reasons: (1) the trial court abused its discretion by (a) using E.P.’s historical and current expenses to determine the appropriate amount of child support, and (b) failing to properly consider father’s extraordinarily high income when determining the appropriate amount of support; (2) there was insufficient evidence it was in E.P.’s best interest to award support in an amount that was below the figure calculated under the statewide uniform guideline; and (3) the trial court erred by failing to state the reasons why the amount of support ordered was (a) consistent with the child’s best interest, and (b) different from the guideline amount. We affirm the order because the trial court rationally deviated from the guideline and properly ordered support that was not only in the best *925 interest of…