In a supplementary judgment following a family law trial, the court determined child and spousal support.
The applicant sought child support and the respondent sought spousal support.
The central issue was determining the respondent's income, as she had been a stay-at-home parent and received extensive, ongoing financial gifts from her parents throughout the marriage and post-separation.
The court imputed an annual income of $80,000 to the respondent based on her underemployment and the consistent, substantial gifts from her parents that covered housing, vehicles, and living expenses.
The respondent was ordered to pay child support based on this imputed income, and was awarded spousal support at the low end of the Guidelines ($1,000 per month) for seven years.
