Opinion ID: 2376137
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Departure from Child Support Guidelines

Text: [¶ 9] Alice cross-appeals, asserting that the trial court erred in granting Russell a deviation from the child support guidelines to accommodate his travel costs. Alice argues that the guidelines only allow for accounting for the travel costs of children. Although the child support guidelines do provide for deviations for the cost of a child's visitation travel, they also provide for deviations if the court finds that strict application of the standards would be unjust, inappropriate or not in the child's best interest. 19-A M.R.S.A. § 2007(3)(P) & (Q) (1998). The trial court did not exceed the bounds of its discretion finding that Russell's travel costs warranted a deviation from the child support guidelines. [¶ 10] Russell's other arguments are without merit. The entry is: Judgment affirmed.