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If you are paying spousal support to your former spouse and your former spouse starts living with someone of the …

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Family law permits the court to impute income to a non-working or under-employed parent or spouse for the purpose of …

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After a marriage of 18 years and then paying spousal support for 13 years, a California court modified support, but …

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There is a presumption in California law that a marriage of ten years is deemed to be a long-term marriage. …

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Many question obligations resulting from a ten (plus) year marriage, specifically, whether the length of the marriage requires one spouse …

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There are two types of spousal support: (1) Pendente Lite support, or “temporary” support, and (2) “Permanent” support. Temporary spousal …

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In these troubling economic times where job loss is unfortunately all too common, I have received numerous requests regarding modifying …

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During marriage (or domestic partnership) spouses (and domestic partners) have a duty to support each other as outlined by Family …

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The easiest way for the obligation of spousal support to end is if the supported party remarries. Almost always, there …

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Sometimes spousal support is ordered for a few years, sometimes it is ordered until one party dies or remarries, and …

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