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and control of the two minor children born of the marriage,
Brandon and Lisa Ann, were awarded to both parents. Physical
custody of the children was to be shared by the parents but the
primary residence of the children was to be with their mother.
The judgment further provided that petitioner was to pay to
Kim T. Bettencourt as and for unallocated family support the sum
of $5,000 per month, commencing with the payment due and owing
May 1, 1987, and continuing thereafter until the death of either
party, Kim T. Bettencourt's remarriage, further order of the
court, or June 1, 1994. The judgment further provided:
Said family support shall be modifiable (and subject to
allocation between spousal support and child support)
upon motion of either party. Said jurisdiction to
modify shall include the jurisdiction to extend the
period of family support payments (or spousal support
payments) beyond June 1, 1994, conditioned upon
Petitioner carrying the burden of demonstrating why she
has not become self-supporting and why she is in need
of extended support from respondent.
On August 30, 1991, there was filed with the Court a Wage
and Earnings Assignment Order addressed to petitioner's employer,
Allied Capitol Mortgage Corporation, ordering petitioner's
employer to pay to Kim T. Bettencourt from petitioner's earnings,
$4,600 per month current spousal or family support.
On May 5, 1995, petitioners submitted to respondent's tax
auditor a schedule of payments made to Kim T. Bettencourt during
1993. That schedule is titled: "Child Support Paid by Garry
Bettencourt."
On their 1993 return, petitioners claimed an alimony
deduction of $55,200. On their 1994 return, they claimed an
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