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Facts

• The case involves a dispute between Petitioner Valentina E. Walker (now Valentina E. Basile) and Respondent Joseph C. Walker regarding the modification of a child support award. The modification in question was partly based on the inclusion of costs for sending the parties' two minor children to private school, a decision unilaterally made by the Petitioner and not the status quo. The district court ruled that the costs associated with private schooling were the Petitioner's responsibility and should not be considered in any child support worksheet, also ordering the Petitioner to reimburse the Respondent for child support overpayments.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Petitioner: Argued that the district court erred by ruling she must reimburse Respondent for overpayments, misstated the law regarding private school costs, failed to rule on reimbursement for medical insurance not provided by Respondent, and violated her due process rights by holding a hearing during her active duty.
• Respondent: Declined to file an answer brief.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in its decision regarding reimbursement for child support overpayments.
• Whether the district court misstated the law concerning the apportionment of private school costs.
• Whether the district court erred by not ruling on the issue of reimbursement for medical insurance expenses.
• Whether the Petitioner's due process rights were violated by holding a hearing during her active military service.

Disposition

• The district court's decision was affirmed.

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals, with Judge Jacqueline R. Medina writing and Judges Kristina Bogardus and Michael D. Bustamante concurring, held that:
  Oral rulings are normally superseded by formal written orders; thus, the district court's final written order requiring reimbursement for overpayments stands (para 6).
  The Petitioner bore the burden of justifying the inclusion of private school costs in the child support modification, and the district court did not err in its determination regarding these costs (paras 7-9).
  The Petitioner cannot claim the district court failed to rule on the reimbursement for medical insurance expenses issue after withdrawing her motion for summary and declaratory judgment on this matter (para 10).
  The U.S. Code does not require legal proceedings to be stayed during a servicemember's deployment in the context presented, and the Petitioner's ability to attend the hearing telephonically negated any claim of due process violation (paras 11-13).
  The Petitioner did not demonstrate how the delay in issuing the final order prejudiced her case, failing to provide supporting authority for her due process claim regarding the delay (para 14).