In re Marriage of Riddle

Summary

The court reversed a support order based on a short, unrepresentative window of a commissioned earner's income, holding that the measuring period should fairly reflect actual earnings, which ordinarily means about 12 months unless unusual circumstances justify another period.

What it means for the financial analysis

Riddle governs the choice of measuring period. For commission, bonus, and seasonal earners, the period selected can move the support number more than any other assumption.

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