By: Derek Hawkins//August 4, 2020//
WI Court of Appeals – District III
Case Name: Garrett G. Ripley v. Laura S. Ripley
Case No.: 2018AP2025
Officials: Stark, P.J., Hruz and Seidl, JJ.
Focus: Abuse of Discretion – Child Support
Laura Ripley appeals a judgment of divorce containing no award of child support, which was entered following a denial of Laura’s motion for reconsideration on the child support issue. Laura argues the circuit court lacked authority to deviate from the percentage standard for child support established by statute and the administrative code because Garrett Ripley did not request a deviation. She also argues the court did not sufficiently explain why it was deviating from the percentage standard. Finally, she argues the court erred in some fashion when addressing her request for variable expenses during the reconsideration proceedings. We reject Laura’s arguments and affirm.