Marriage of Granade CA3

BACKGROUND

Timothy and Sandra were married in 2006 and separated in 2019. They have a son and daughter. Sandra filed a petition for dissolution of marriage and in April 2019, the

1 We will refer to the parties by their first names for clarity.

1 family court entered an order requiring Timothy to pay $2,304 per month for child support and $1,086 per month for spousal support. In 2020, following Timothy’s request for modification of the support orders, the family court reduced Timothy’s monthly child support payment to $1,568 and his monthly spousal support payment to $633. After Timothy and Sandra agreed on child custody and the division of assets and debts, the issues of child support, spousal support, attorney’s fees, and the extent of Timothy’s interest in his father’s business were addressed in a trial. Sandra’s trial brief argued that (1) Timothy had a 10 percent ownership interest in his father’s company; (2) Timothy had a 25 percent ownership interest in a limited liability company; and (3) in addition to his base salary, Timothy received nontaxable monthly income of $3,500 to $4,500 from his family in the form of employer-paid personal expenses, gifts and loans. Sandra…