May the child support percentages be applied to the combined parental income in excess of $80,000.00?
Yes. See Court of Appeals case where, “The stated basis for an exercise of discretion to apply the formula to income over $80,000 should, in sum and substance, reflect both that the Court has carefully considered the parties’ circumstances and that it has found no reason why there should be a departure from the prescribed percentage.” The Court determined that as there was “no extraordinary circumstances present, application of the statutory percentage to the income above the $80,000 was justified and not an abuse of discretion.
