The respondent mother brought a Motion to Change seeking retroactive and ongoing child support, alleging the applicant father fraudulently misrepresented his income for over a decade.
The father failed to file an Answer, and the matter proceeded as an uncontested trial.
The court found the father had hidden significant employment and rental income, imputing his 2025 income at $166,897.
The court ordered retroactive child support to January 1, 2015, and fixed ongoing support.
The mother's claims for damages for fraudulent misrepresentation and a novel tort of 'child support fraud' were dismissed, as child support is the right of the child and the harm could be remedied through retroactive support and costs.
The father was ordered to pay full recovery costs of $61,399.12 due to his bad faith conduct, and the court granted a lien against his properties to secure the amounts owed.
