alimony
09
Jul
Sometime it is not enough for former spouses to enter into a divorce decree to determine their support obligation and divide their assets and debts, one must be able to collect on the money orders/judgments. It is not unusual that people evade their legal responsibility to pay support or pay out the former spouse. Below […]
29
May
In determining whether a spouse is entitled to permanent spousal support (alimony), the court turns to Family Code Section 4320 which listed the following factors: (a) The extent to which the earning capacity of each party is sufficient to maintain the standard of living established during the marriage, taking into account all of the following: (1) […]
26
Oct
Gamesmanship
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The Family Code provides that the court has the discretion to order one party to pay the other party’s attorney’s fees in a contested divorce proceeding to ensure that each party has access to adequate representation. However, attorney’s fees can also be awarded to sanction a party pursuant to sections 271 and 2107, subdivision (c). […]