Tazewell and Riehle (Child support)

This matter concerned an appeal by Tazewell and Riehle against a decision of the Child Support Registrar concerning the percentage of care for their child. The Registrar had made new determinations regarding the percentage of care, revoking previous determinations. The parties sought review of this decision.

The primary legal issue before the court was whether there had been a change to the likely pattern of care for the child, which would justify the Registrar revoking existing percentage of care determinations and making new ones. The court was required to assess the evidence presented regarding the care arrangements for the child and determine if the threshold for a change in the likely pattern of care had been met.

The court considered the evidence and determined that the Registrar had erred in revoking the existing percentage of care determinations. The court found that the evidence did not establish a sufficient change in the likely pattern of care to warrant such a revocation. Consequently, the court set aside the decision under review and substituted its own determination.