Legal Authorities:
| Income Used for Guidelines with Citations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Income Used | Cite | |
| Actual income – may be $0.00 | 43 O.S. §118B (C)(1)(a) | |
| Average over 1 year | 43 O.S. §118B (C)(1)(b) | |
| Imputed Income | 43 O.S. §118B (C)(3) | |
| Imputed Income | Average wages and hours worked – in the particular industry and geographical area | 43 O.S. §118B (C)(3)(a) |
| Minimum wage – at not less than 25 hours per week | 43 O.S. §118B (C)(3)(b) | |
| Voluntarily underemployed – impute at higher amount NCP/CP is capable of earning | 43 O.S. §118B (C)(3)(c) | |
| Lifestyle – NCP/CP claims to have no income or low income, but drives a Maserati and lives in exclusive gated community | 43 O.S. §118B (C)(3)(d) | |
| Caretaker – Parent is a caretaker of a handicapped or seriously ill child or relative that substantially reduces the ability of the parent to work | 43 O.S. §118B (C)(3)(e) | |
| Permanently Physically or Mentally Incapacitated or Incarcerated for more than 180 days | 43 O.S. §118B (C)(2) | |
| Income Excluded – SSI, TANF | 43 O.S. §118B (B) | |
| Combo SSI/SSA – Deviate to $0.00 | 340: 25-5-178, ITS 3 & 5 | |
See Child Support Guidelines and Scenarios for Income for additional information about guidelines.