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Brooks v. Brooks

Citations

  • 622 N.W.2d 670
  • 261 Neb. 289
  • 2001 Neb. LEXIS 32

How courts have described this case

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  • reason for deviation shall be contained in findings of decree and worksheet 5 of Guidelines should be filed in court file
  • no precise mathematical formula is required for deviation from guidelines for subsequent children, and calculations are left to discretion of trial court
  • no precise mathematical formula is required for deviation from guidelines for subsequent children, and calculations are left to discretion of trial court
  • court may deviate from child support guidelines under some circumstances when subsequent children are involved; however, court should adhere to idea that both families should be treated as fairly as possible
  • “one family did not benefit at the expense of the other”

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Judges: Hendry, Wright, Connolly, Gerrard, Stephan, McCormack, Miller-Lerman

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