Court of Appeals of South Carolina· 10/21/1996

Kelley v. Kelley

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477 S.E.2d 727
324 S.C. 481
1996 S.C. App. LEXIS 156

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noting courts should consider the parties’ good-faith and reasonable explanation for the decreased income in determining whether to impute income to the party
stating an abuse of discretion occurs when the court’s decision is controlled by some error of law or where the factual findings are without evidentiary support
affirming a finding of voluntary underemployment despite evidence that husband acted in good faith in leaving job as an accountant and later working as a delivery manager of telephone directories
Where actual income versus earning capacity is at issue, courts are to closely examine the payor’s good-faith and reasonable explanation for the decreased income.
[V]oluntary changes in employment which impact a payor spouses ability to pay alimony are to be closely scrutinized.
court should determine whether decreased income was a result of good faith and reasonable efforts of the obligor; however, even otherwise unreviewable career choices are at times outweighed by countervailing considerations

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Judges: Howell, Stilwell, Hearn

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