Income Calculation for support

[srasel79]

How would income be calculated for someone who's pay fluctuates due to flat rate pay. For example as an auto mechanic one week you might make $250 the next week you might make $700. Can you use Year to Date gross average to predict total yearly income? For instance say I have grossed $15,000 so far this year, (22 Weeks) if I take $15,000 divide by 22 I will get a weekly avg of $682. Is this how income calcs for fluctuating income are handled? Thank You.

[Attorney Howard Iken]

That is argued back and forth by attorneys. But I would say the most logical method would be to average, and then compare with the average last year. If the two are significantly different, then it would call for further adjustments.

Attorney Howard Iken