Imputation of Income: The Great Equalizer in NY Divorces
When providing information that will form the basis of calculations for spousal maintenance and child support obligations, soon-to-be-ex-spouses may try to game the system. Spouses on the receiving end of such maneuvering are not helpless. By imputing income to a spouse, a court can level the playing field by using the higher overall income figure as the basis for its calculation of spousal maintenance or child support to be paid.
June 27, 2023 at 10:00 AM
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When providing information that will form the basis of calculations for spousal maintenance and child support obligations, soon-to-be-ex-spouses may try to game the system. By inadequately disclosing documents and information that accurately and fully establish their true income or income potential, they can increase or decrease—at least on paper—the amount of spousal maintenance or child support they would owe or be owed once a court enters an order establishing those obligations. A spouse can also try to manipulate the outcome and drive down their obligations by intentionally becoming unemployed or underemployed.
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