In the case of Heyat v. Rahnemaei, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, overturned the trial court's decision to impute $5,000.00 per month in income to the husband in determining husband's child support obligation. The husband never made any large profit from his business and even though he had a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. Husband had never held a job using that degree, was 58 years old and had built houses the majority of his life. The last house husband built was several years before the trial and husband had not been able to sell the house.
-Rob Hagy, Charlottesville Child Support Lawyer. In Virginia, a court, in determining whether the application of the child support guidlines is appropriate, can consider imputing income to a party who is voluntarily unemployed or under-employed pursuant to Virginia Code Section 20-108.1(B)(3).
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