Legal Opinion

State v. James

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided January 26, 2011No. Nos. 45,955-JAC, 45,956-JAC, 45,957-JACPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtPeatross, J.

12Defendant, Matthew J. James, Jr., appeals from a trial court judgment finding *448him to be voluntarily underemployed. The trial judge determined that Defendant, who was employed as a school bus driver, could generate additional income as a barber due to his training and abilities in that field of employment. As a result of this finding, the trial judge imputed additional income to Defendant and ordered an increase of child support owed for the support of two of his five minor children. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

FACTS

Defendant is the father of five minor children by four…

2Cited by1 opinion

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