Byrd Earthman vs. Becky McRae

This is a child support case involving the allocation of private school tuition. In the parties' divorce, the father was granted sole custody of their three minor children. At the time of the divorce, the mother worked part time and, upon agreement of the parties, did not pay child support. The mother began working full time and so began paying child support. The father earns substantially more income than the mother. The father decided to send the parties' oldest child to boarding school. The mother objected to assisting in paying for the child's tuition. The trial court determined that the mother should pay a portion of the tuition in addition to child support. The mother appeals. The mother argues that the trial court erroneously considered her new spouse's income, and erred in requiring her to pay a portion of the tuition in addition to child support. We affirm.