Vallette v. Vallette

We affirm the final judgment with respect to the change in custody. There was substantial competent evidence to support the change in primary physical residence of the minor children.

We reverse, however, as to the imputation of income to the wife. The trial court imputed an earnings level to the wife of $1,500 per month. The evidence showed that she worked in a bar owned by her husband and his mother, but the evidence also indicated that she was not paid for her services and that the bar was losing money. While the husband’s attorney argued that the trial court could impute income equivalent…