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nanny of $270 a week. Petitioner stated that her monthly
expenses also include food, clothing for her and the children,
vehicle expenses, and homeowners’ association dues, but she did
not testify to or otherwise establish the dollar amounts she pays
for these expenses.
On the matter of her income, petitioner’s testimony was
similarly vague and incomplete. Petitioner earns approximately
$15 an hour from her full-time job as a sales clerk at Capretto
Shoes, which she testified translated to take-home earnings of
“maybe $1,200, $1,300 a month.” Petitioner testified she is
“hardly” able to pay her expenses with her salary and that she
uses credit cards to pay her expenses. Petitioner also receives
monetary assistance from her family “Every blue moon” when she
needs help, but she did not state the amount of money she
receives from her family, nor did she provide any clear
indication as to the frequency of the assistance.
Regarding petitioner’s assets, the record shows that
petitioner is the sole owner of the West Kendall house where she
and her children reside, which was purchased after she and Mr.
Barrera sold their Pine Bay Estates house in October 2000.
Petitioner testified she paid approximately $234,000 or $236,000
for the West Kendall house, with a mortgage of about $210,000,
but petitioner gave no evidence about the source of the cash for
the downpayment on the home. There is evidence that the net
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