Court Opinion

ID: 9665672
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 00:54:33.116854+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:15:17.353425
License: Public Domain

CADENA, Justice
(concurring).
I concur in the result. A trial court, in determining what would constitute a fair and equitable property division, may properly consider the earning ability of the parties. Middlesworth v. Middlesworth, 380 S.W.2d 790 (Tex.Civ.App.-Fort Worth 1964, no writ).
Insofar as the provision for child support is concerned, the finding concerning appellant’s actual income is sufficient to justify the trial court’s award of $150.00 per month. I think it unnecessary to decide, in this case, whether a trial court may, in determining the proper amount to be paid for child support, base its conclusion on its opinion as to a party’s “employment potential.”