Opinion ID: 1928874
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 20

Heading: Application of Law to Facte

Text: It is appropriate to consider overtime wages in setting child support if the overtime is a regular part of the employment and the employee can actually expect to regularly earn a certain amount of income for working overtime. Stuczynski v. Stuczynski, 238 Neb. 368, 471 N.W.2d 122 (1991). At the time of the hearing before the referee, Rial was 48 years old and unemployed, with an inconsistent employment history and with limited prospects for employment in the immediate future. At his last job, Rial repaired jewelry. He testified that he worked 60 to 70 hours a week during the last 7 or 8 months of this employment. However, there is no evidence that Rial had any sort of expectation of overtime income at the time of the hearing. Given Rial's inconsistent employment history and lack of immediate prospects for future employment, we conclude that the district court abused its discretion in attributing overtime income to Rial and including this income in its calculation for the current child support that commenced on January 1,1994.