1. (a) If, after considering the relevant circumstances, including the parent's education, training, occupation, health, employment opportunities, and the extent to which the parent is participating in a reasonably diligent work search, the agency determines that the parent is voluntarily and unreasonably underemployed or unemployed, the agency will determine the parent's potential income under 15 AAC 125.020(b) based on the parent's work history, qualifications, and job opportunities. The agency may also impute potential income for non-income or low income producing assets.
2. (b) The agency may not determine that a parent is voluntarily and unreasonably underemployed or unemployed if the parent is mentally or physically incapacitated or if the obligor parent is caring for a child under two years of age to whom the parents owe a joint legal responsibility.
3. (c) For purposes of (a) of this section, if a parent makes a career change, the agency will consider the extent to which the children will ultimately benefit from the change.

(Eff. 10/1/85, Register 95; am 2/27/86, Register 97; am 10/1/98, Register 147; am 6/15/2001, Register 158; am 2/16/2013, Register 205)

Authority: AS 25.27.020, AS 25.27.160, AS 25.27.200, AS 25.27.140, AS 25.27.170