In Re the Marriage of Gaer

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• holding that the ex-spouse “should be allowed a deduction for depreciation determined under the straight line method of depreciation rather than under the accelerated method”
• concluding there may be circumstances such as accelerated depreciation where the court “should adjust gross income before applying the guidelines”
• finding “that some consideration must be given to business expenses reasonably necessary to maintain the business or occupation”
• adopting the view that the decision to include or exclude depreciation expenses in calculating child support should depend on the circumstances of each case rather than a categorical rule of inclusion as income or deduction as expense
• addressing truck driver’s net income by deducting business expenses and depreciation
• in case where husband was self-employed truck driver, allowing deduction for straight line depreciation of husband’s truck for child support determination

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