MONTVILLE NEW JERSEY MORRIS COUNTY DIVORCE MEDIATOR ATTORNEY

Over the objection of the father, the court affirms the Family Part order which compelled the mother to pay the father $100 per week in child support, plus $25 towards arrears, for the parties' two youngest children, both of whom are currently with the father. Although the amount she was ordered to pay substantially differs from the child support guidelines, the judge's decision to deviate from the guidelines was a sound exercise of discretion, based on current income level. Since the father did not object to either the fact that the mother had not supplied financial documentation or that she wasn't sworn in when she participated in the hearing by telephone from Florida, those issues cannot be considered for the first time on appeal.   Gensinger v. Gensinger, App. Div., March 5, 2008