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EAST v. MATTHEWS

No. 1 CA-CV 08-0356.

213 P.3d 248 (2009)

In re the Matter of Jamie Lee EAST, Petitioner/Appellant, v. Gary MATTHEWS, Jr., Respondent/Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

June 25, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R.J. Peters & Assoc., P.C. By Rich J. Peters, Phoenix, Attorney for Petitioner/Appellant.

Law Office of Scott E. Boehm, P.C. By Scott E. Boehm, Therese R. McElwee, P.C. By Therese R. McElwee, Phoenix, Attorneys for Respondent/Appellee.

OPINION

HALL, Judge.

¶ 1 The question raised in this appeal is whether a family court abuses its discretion in making a determination of child support in a paternity action when it chooses not to consider the standard of living a child would have had if she had lived with both of her parents. For reasons that follow, we conclude that it does.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Jamie Lee East brought this paternity action against Gary Matthews, Jr...

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