Without a finding that an alcoholic parent lost his job because of substance abuse, alimony should be assessed based on earnings, not earning capacity, a Pennsylvania appeals court has ruled. The ruling means that alimony in the case will be based on the man's current earnings of less than $20,000, rather than prior earnings of between $120,000 and $150,000 annually.
September 06, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Without a finding that an alcoholic parent lost his job because of substance abuse, the alimony that man must pay his wife and children should be assessed based on his earnings and not on his earning capacity, a Pennsylvania appeals court has ruled.
So instead of having the alimony based on the six-figure income he had been earning earlier, it was based on his current earnings that were less than $20,000.
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