IN RE MARRIAGE OF McKENZIE

No. 05-0106.

709 N.W.2d 528 (2006)

In re the MARRIAGE OF Timothy R. McKENZIE and Dolores M. McKenzie. Upon the Petition of Timothy R. McKenzie, Appellant, and Concerning Dolores M. McKenzie n/k/a Dolores M. Guest, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 3, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori A. Ubbinga, Sioux City, for appellant.

Edward J. Keane of Gildemeister & Keane, L.L.P., Sioux City, for appellee.


WIGGINS, Justice.

In this appeal, we must decide if our court of appeals was correct when it used a parent's actual earnings to reduce his child support obligation when he voluntarily terminated his prior employment, moved to another state, and took a job with less compensation. Because using the parent's actual earnings to determine his child support obligation under our child support guidelines would not provide for the needs of his child and result in a substantial...

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