How is child support calculated and/or spousal if the husband has been out of work for several months? Currently he is working a consulting job due to end in a couple months. -- Beth
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Beth: It is hard to do. You have to look to the past and guess the future. You can use annualized earnings for this year or last year’s earnings or an average of the last five years. Then child support can be changed if circumstances change.
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