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Tibor v. Tibor

Docket No. 20000040
Oral Argument: Monday, September 25, 2000 9:30am

Docket Info

Title
Bryan C. Tibor, Plaintiff and Appellee
v.
Kathleen E. Tibor, n/k/a
Kathleen E. Zich, Defendant and Appellant
Case Type
CIVIL APPEAL : CHILD CUST & SUPPORT (Div.\Other)
Appeal From
Case No. 95-C-01315
South Central Judicial District, Morton County
Bruce B. Haskell
2001 ND 43623 N.W.2d 12

Highlight

The presumptively correct child support guidelines are rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence establishing a noncustodial parent's reduced ability to provide support due to visitation travel expenses and a downward deviation from the guidelines is in the best interests of the children. Until the guidelines define a "reduced ability to pay," an affidavit from the noncustodial parent testifying as to net income and anticipated travel expenses is sufficient rebuttal evidence. A trial court may use its discretion to determine whether visitation travel expenses may be deducted directly from the child support payments or from the noncustodial parent's gross monthly income to calculate net income for the purpose of determining the appropriate child support obligation, as the guidelines do not provide a method for calculating the deviation.
The child support guidelines may be rebutted by evidence of travel expenses for only court-ordered visitations, not for discretionary visitation travel expenses.

Briefs

Filing Date Description
05/10/2000 APPELLANT BRIEF View
07/21/2000 APPELLEE BRIEF View
08/04/2000 REPLY BRIEF View

Counsel

Party Type Name
APPELLEE PRIVATE PRACTICE Gregory Ian Runge - 04724

(Note: Attachments may not be available for recently filed cases and/or confidential documents.)

Seq. # Filing Date Description Attachment
1 02/15/2000 NOTICE OF APPEAL : 02/14/2000
2 02/15/2000 ORDER FOR TRANSCRIPT (Lisa Schmidt) : 02/14/2000
3 02/22/2000 Acknowledgment of order for transcript (Lisa Schmidt)
4 03/28/2000 TRANSCRIPT DATED December 6, 1999
5 03/28/2000 DISK - TRA
6 04/04/2000 RECORD ON APPEAL (3 volumes), Exhibits & Transcripts dated 6-19-95, 12-31-96, 7-14 & 7-15-97,
7 04/04/2000 and 7-22 & 7-23-98
8 05/08/2000 APPELLANT APPENDIX (NO DOCKET SHEET OF LOWER COURT)
9 05/08/2000 DISK - atb
10 05/10/2000 Cys of Docket Sheet for ATA
11 05/10/2000 APPELLANT BRIEF View
12 05/10/2000 DISK - Corrected ATB
13 07/21/2000 MOT. EXT/TIME APPELLEE BRIEF
14 07/21/2000 ACTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE (AEB) - Granted : 07/21/2000
15 07/21/2000 APPELLEE BRIEF View
16 07/21/2000 DISK - AEB
17 08/04/2000 Original signature page for corrected ATB
18 08/04/2000 REPLY BRIEF View
19 08/04/2000 addemdum attached to Reply Brief
20 08/04/2000 DISK - RYB
21 09/25/2000 APPEARANCES: Steven L. Latham; Gregory I. Runge, Bryan C. Tibor
22 09/25/2000 ARGUED: Latham; Runge (Vol. X; page 60)
23 03/05/2001 DISPOSITION (Remanded)
24 03/05/2001 SPLIT OPINION : Kapsner, Carol Ronning View
25 03/05/2001 (CONCUR AND DISSENT) : Neumann, William A.
26 03/05/2001 (JOIN CONCUR AND DISSENT) : Maring, Mary Muehlen
27 03/05/2001 (DISSENT) : Sandstrom, Dale V.
28 03/05/2001 At direction of court, no costs taxed on this appeal
29 03/06/2001 Order/Judgment Mailed to Parties
30 03/28/2001 MANDATE
31 04/02/2001 RECEIPT SIGNED BY DISTRICT COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
32 05/09/2007 EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed