How has the court reviewed child support awards under the abuse of discretion standard?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Marriage of Chandler, In re, 60 Cal.App.4th 124, 70 Cal.Rptr.2d 109 (Cal. App. 1997):
Child support awards are reviewed under an abuse of discretion standard. (McGinley v. Herman (1996) 50 Cal.App.4th 936, 940-941, 57 Cal.Rptr.2d 921; In re Marriage of Wood (1995) 37 Cal.App.4th 1059, 1066, 44 Cal.Rptr.2d 236; In re Marriage of Hubner (1988) 205 Cal.App.3d 660, 667, 252 Cal.Rptr. 428.) We cannot substitute our judgment for that of the trial court, but only
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