In a divorce action, in determining the amount of income to be imputed for alimony purposes to husband whose income had dropped after he was involuntarily bought out of his ownership in a real estate firm following the collapse of the real estate market, and then founded his own commercial real estate firm, the family court was required to consider the prevailing job opportunities and earning levels in the community, as well as the rest of the factors delineated by the Child Support Guidelines for imputing income to a party who was unemployed or underemployed.
http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/opinions/HTMLFiles/COA/5189.pdf
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