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(1g) In determining child support payments, the court may consider all
5relevant financial information or other information relevant to the parent's earning
6capacity, including information reported under s. 49.22 (2m) to the department or the
7county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5).
The court may impute income by
8setting an amount determined by the court to represent the parent's actual ability
9to earn, based on the parent's education, training, and work experience, and the
10availability of work in or near the parent's community.".
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1(1) Study on limiting arrearages. The department of workforce development
2shall conduct a study on whether arrearages in child or family support that accrue
3while the support payer's income is below the federal poverty line, as defined under
442 USC 9902 (2), for a single individual, should be limited to no more than a specified
5amount, such as $500; whether any such limitation should not apply if the court
6determines that the payer has the actual ability to earn more than the federal
7poverty line amount for a single individual, based on the payer's education, training,
8and work experience and the availability of work in or near the payer's community;
9and what effect, if any, on such a limitation there should be if the payer, during the
10time that his or her income is below the federal poverty line amount, receives a
11sizable amount of money or other valuable assets that are not considered income for
12purposes of support, such as an inheritance. No later than October 1, 2001, the
13department of workforce development shall report the results of the study, together
14with its findings and recommendations, to the chairpersons of the senate and
15assembly committees on judiciary in the manner provided under section 13.172 (3)
16of the statutes.".
