Although a parent’s motive in voluntarily quitting a job is relevant, it is but one factor in the determination of whether income should be imputed. Even if the parent leaves a job unwisely, ill-advisedly, or motivated by frustration or spite, the voluntary nature of the continued unemployment must be shown with proof that the parent is not making diligent, bona fide efforts to obtain reemployment. The party seeking to impute income bears the burden to show `both employability and that jobs are available.
Case: Gillespie v. Holdsworth
Opinion filed: January 19, 2022
2nd DCA
Case No. 2D20-3429
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