Opinion ID: 2137054
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Heading: Voluntary Reduction of Parent's Income.

Text: The district court considered Haydn's sale of his chiropractic practice as a voluntary reduction of his income. We have denied a modification if the payor's income has been voluntarily reduced. In re Marriage of Wahlert, 400 N.W.2d 557, 560 (Iowa 1987); Ellis v. Ellis, 262 N.W.2d 265, 268 (Iowa 1978). The court treated Haydn's 1988 income as his current net income and ignored the fact that Haydn was unemployed and his actual income was limited to the proceeds from the sale of his practice. Although we agree with the district court's finding that Haydn voluntarily reduced his income, we do not agree the 1988 income should be the sole basis for determining current net income.