Opinion ID: 6332199
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Income Imputation

Text: The superior court granted sole legal and physical custody of the couple’s minor child to Annette. For purposes of calculating child support, the superior court imputed income to Troy, whose annual earnings as a self-employed construction worker had recently hovered between $30,000 and $50,000. The court found that he had been underemployed during the marriage and remained voluntarily underemployed following the parties’ separation. The court imputed income to Troy at a “yearly gross salary of $66,248” based on an hourly wage of $31.85 — the average wage for a carpenter as shown by data from the Alaska Department of Labor. Troy appeals the superior court’s decisions on property distribution and child support. He also contends that several of the court’s procedural and evidentiary rulings at trial deprived him of due process.