Jermey A. Parnell v. Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Child Support Enforcement

Summary

The court reversed a child-support order that required a high-income parent to pay more than the revised guidelines’ maximum chart amount. It held that the circuit court could not add 15 percent of income above the chart maximum and abused its discretion by relying on the custodial parent’s needs, the child’s age alone, and the parent’s savings to justify an upward deviation. The case was remanded for further findings consistent with the opinion.