Most everyone is familiar with a prenuptial agreement. However, most everyone is not familiar with the benefits of a prenuptial …
Most everyone is familiar with a prenuptial agreement. However, most everyone is not familiar with the benefits of a prenuptial …
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 …
After a marriage of 18 years and then paying spousal support for 13 years, a California court modified support, but …
There is a presumption in California Law that a marriage of ten years is deemed to be a long term …
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 …
In these troubling economic times where job loss is unfortunately all too common, I have received numerous requests regarding modifying …
During marriage (or domestic partnership) spouses (and domestic partners) have a duty to support each other as outlined by Family …
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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There are three distinct components relating to the issue of payment of spousal support to a former spouse: amount of …
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Most Americans probably know that the Social Security Administration sends out annual statements that can assist pre-retirees in estimating their …
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How Does a Court Determine the Amount to Be Paid For Temporary Spousal Support As Opposed to Permanent Spousal Support? …
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After a 37 year marriage, Dr. Gordon Reynolds was ordered to pay his wife Polly, the sum of $5,500.00 per …
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The California Family Code provides that in a family law case, the court can order one party to pay a …
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