Mortensen

Filed 5/15/23 Mortensen v. Lichtenwalter CA6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

EVA MORTENSEN, H047460

(Santa Clara County Plaintiff and Appellant, Super. Ct. No. 2012-6-CP-001102)

v.

BRIAN LICHTENWALTER,

Defendant and Respondent;

SANTA CLARA COUNTY

DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT

SERVICES,

Intervenor and Respondent.

Appellant Eva Mortensen challenges the trial court’s child support order for her two children with respondent Brian Lichtenwalter. She makes three contentions on appeal and argues that we should exercise de novo review. First, she contends that the court erred in denying her request for a deviation from guideline child support. She claims that a deviation was merited due to evidence that her monthly…