Legal Question in Family Law in Oregon

Re: child support

QUESTION:

my friends ex girlfriend is trying to enclude his military disability check into his wages for child support... is this legal? what's the statue # if it isn't?

ANSWER:

Yes, it is legal.

For Oregon child support purposes, "income" includes:

"income from any source, including but not limited to salaries, wages, commissions, advances, bonuses, dividends, severance pay, pensions, interest, honoraria, trust income, annuities, return on capital, Social Security benefits, workers' compensation benefits, unemployment insurance benefits, disability insurance benefits, gifts, prizes, including lottery winnings, and alimony or separate maintenance received."

LDG