Ms. Terry contends that the method the court said it was using was correct, but that the calculations were wrong. The trial court's approach was to average Mr. Terry's income for the past seven years and deduct the average of the taxes actually paid, FICA, and union dues. Beyond this general description, the court does not explain its calculations or detail the exact numbers it used. Regardless of whether prospective exclusion of unemployment benefits is correct under Rule 90.3, this court cannot review a trial court's actions when we cannot determine exactly what the court did. We stated recently that trial courts must make specific findings under Rule 90.3.
Findings are meaningless unless the calculations upon which they are based are disclosed.
Accordingly, we hold that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to disclose the actual numbers it used to calculate the child support award.