State Dept. of Children & Family Services Child Support Enforcement v. Seaman

U respectfully disagree with the majority’s affirmation of the trial court’s judgment ordering Mrs. Seaman to pay a $756.00 monthly child support obligation. I find that not only is the evidence insufficient to establish that Mrs. Seaman was underemployed, it is also insufficient to establish Mr. Seaman’s income for child support purposes.

Issue of Voluntary Underemployment

In this case, the record establishes that Mrs. Seaman has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education, having graduated from Northwestern State University in 1991. She taught until 1997, when she left the profession to…