Opinion ID: 1591759
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Heading: whether the trial judge abused his discretion when he denied the motion for new trial.

Text: Dale filed a motion for new trial. Dale supplied the court, for the first time, with W-2 forms showing his precise income in past years and for 1989. The trial court denied the motion for new trial but entered supplemental findings of fact which incorporated the income figures indicated on the W-2 forms. Dale contends that because the trial court adopted the numbers on the W-2 forms, the court should have granted the new trial. The trial court reviewed the motion for new trial and determined it did not state sufficient grounds to justify a new trial. However, the trial court noted that, for the first time, he had father's exact income figures. The trial court entered supplemental findings to assure these exact income figures were a part of the record rather than continuing to rely on estimates. The trial court reviewed the financial figures supplied by Dale and determined, although they were accurate, they did not establish sufficient grounds to justify a new trial. We hold the trial court did not abuse its discretion.