Carolan v. Bell

Carolan (defendant), a dental assistant working Monday through Thursday at $13.50 per hour with employer-paid health insurance, rented a home from her parents for $1,000 monthly, below the $1,300 they had previously charged a prior tenant; in a child-support dispute with Bell (plaintiff), Bell argued the court should impute additional income to Carolan for her employer-paid health benefits, the rent discount from her parents, and voluntary underemployment. The district court agreed and imputed all three categories of income, and Carolan appealed.