PASSAIC COUNTY NEW JERSEY DIVORCE MEDIATION CHILD SUPPORT

The New Jersey divorce judge did not err in increasing child support for the two children from $3250 to $5750 per month. Because of the increase in the father's income and the passage of 8 years without any modification, the parties' "extremely high incomes" rendered the New Jersey Child Support Guidelines inapplicable. Instead, fixing child support based on the statutory factors set forth in N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23a factors was correct, especially since the father did not claim that he was unable to pay the increased obligation but instead questioned whether the award reflected the children's reasonable needs.     Meyer v. Meyer, New Jersey App. Div., July 20, 2007