It's important to point out those rulings don't have any direct impact here in Indiana, though courts do look to other jurisdictions that have weighed similar matters when
considering issues of first impression, so it's plausible those decisions could become relevant.
In re Marriage
of Blazer, (August 25, 2009)(partially unpublished) The California Court
of Appeal
considered two
issues of first impression: whether an owner's capital account in a small, closely held company should count toward his income for determining spousal support; and whether the ultimate support award, when combined with the disposition and division
of the business as a going concern, constitutes an impermissible «double dip» into the income stream
of the business and
of the owner - spouse.