Man Not Considered Voluntarily Underemployed in Child Support Order
According to the Concord Monitor, the Supreme Court has overturned a child support order, stating that Calvin Dunn is not considered “voluntarily underemployed” after shooting himself in the face in an attempt to take his own life. Last year, Laconia Family Court Judge Lucinda Sadler ruled that Dunn’s self-inflicted injury is considered voluntarily underemployed in regards to child support; however, Thursday, August 21, the Supreme Court reversed the decision, stating that because Dunn was found to be physically incapacitated, he is not considered to be voluntarily underemployed.
In 1994, Dunn and Joanne Fontaine had twin daughters together. In 2001, Dunn shot himself in the face in a suicide attempt; he spent two months in the hospital and underwent several surgeries. After ending their relationship through divorce in 2004, Dunn agree to pay $650 a month for child support. Fountaine later filed a child support and custody petition. Dunn argued that he could not pay the mandated monthly child support by the Laconia Family Court because of his physical condition.
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