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  • Is it present income? Lump sum payments and child support

    In Klein v. Klien, filed October 3, 2023, husband argued on appeal that the trial court erred in failing to include in the calculation of wife’s income for the purpose of setting child support amounts she received when she withdrew funds from a retirement account. Wife testified that she “cashed in an annuity in order to pay off some of [her] bills and credit card debt that [she] had as mostly legal fees and some other purchases.” She withdrew the funds in 2020. The child support hearing was held in June 2021.

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