Application of the statutory 17% figure for one child to a marital income of $300,000 was a proper exercise of discretion in determining basic child support, in view of, among other things, a total family income of $550,000 and the lavish standard of living that the child would have enjoyed had the marriage not ended (Domestic Relations Law § 240 [1-b] [f] [1], [3]). We note that the motion court did not intend that the basic support obligation include health care or...
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