What if a parent quits a job or refuses to get one?
If a parent is voluntarily unemployed or
underemployed, the court must calculate that parent's "potential
income." Potential income" means imputed income that the court
determines the parent would have earned if fully employed, as determined from the parent's employment
potential and probable earnings based on the parent's recent work history, the
parent's occupational qualifications, and the prevailing job opportunities and
salary levels in the community in which the parent resides. It also includes
income imputed from any non-income-producing assets of a parent, as determined
from the local passbook savings rate or another appropriate rate as determined
by the court, if the income is significant. The court then adds this amount to the
parent's actual income to come up with the income figure to be used in
calculating child support.
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