Marriage of Noble

Summary

The Montana Supreme Court held that the District Court abused its discretion when recalculating child support by increasing Linda Noble's self-support reserve for college-loan payments while expressly finding that no guideline variances applied. The increase constituted a deviation from the child-support guidelines, but the District Court failed to make the required specific findings and did not state the guideline support amount that otherwise would have been ordered. The order was reversed and remanded for reconsideration and adequate findings.