Imputing Income: When a Parent Won’t Work
In situations where a parent isn’t employed,
then a court can still impute or derive an income for that parent based on
other factors if it is fair and reasonable to do so. For example, if a parent
is purposefully unemployed or underemployed to avoid making support payments,
then a court could look at this parent’s past earnings, current physical and
mental health, history of child care responsibilities, education, and local job
openings to determine the amount this parent should be earning to support a
child. Also, a court could count assets such as life insurance, cash, stocks
and bonds, or business interests if other sources of income do not cover a
child’s needs.
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