Haley

BACKGROUND

Antunovich and Haley share joint legal custody of their now five-year- old child. Initially, the child spent nearly 80 percent of his time with Antunovich and the remaining time with Haley. In 2017, Haley’s monthly income was $15,000, and he paid Antunovich $1,525 in child support each month. In addition, she received $5,000 in monthly gift income from her father; the gifts later increased to $7,500 each month. In February 2020, Haley moved to modify the child support order. His time with the child had increased to 42 percent, and his monthly income had risen to $17,500 — under the statewide guideline, these changes would have the effect of reducing the amount of child support. (See § 4055.) Haley also sought a seek-work order for Antunovich. For her part, Antunovich opposed any reduction in child support. She indicated she could not “afford such a decrease” because she was unemployed and relied on Haley’s child support and her father’s monthly gifts “to survive and to adequately care for [the child].” Antunovich contended there already was “a shortfall” between her gift income and her nearly $11,000 in monthly expenses. She also opposed the requested seek-work order,…