In the Interest of P.C.S.

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s holding that Father’s inheritance should be included as a resource in the initial calculation of child support. The majority’s strained interpretation of family code section 154.062(b)(5) ignores the plain language of that section that intends to include '“all other income” as a resource. See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 154.062(b)(5) (Vernon Supp. 2009). An inheritance is not commonly or legally considered income. The statute specifically characterizes “gifts and prizes” as income for child support purposes; it fails to treat “inheritances” as income for…