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In what situations is spousal support awarded in California?
In what situations is spousal support awarded in California?
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spousal support is broken into two parts
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in california there’s temporary spousal
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support and permanent spousal support
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and when i say temporary i mean spousal
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support that’s paid
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during the pendency of the divorce
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action so from the time the petition is
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filed until the judgment is entered
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that’s temporary spousal support and
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temporary spousal support is based on a
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state mandated guideline similar to
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child support
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and the basic formula is 40 of the high
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earners income minus 50
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of the low earners income after
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adjustment for child support
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and that varies from county to county by
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about five percent
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permanent spousal support is spousal
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support that’s paid from the time of the
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judgment moving forward
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and in that case uh it’s an abusive
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discretion
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for the court to use a guideline they
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have to use what is
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statutorily mandated under family code
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and those are all the statutory factors
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that the court has to look at
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such as the standard of living during
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the marriage the various needs of the
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parties the age of the parties
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employability of the parties the health
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of the parties
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and then balancing all those factors to
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determine
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should there be spousal support and if
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so how long
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should it go for
Sacramento, CA family law attorney Mary Molinaro explains when and why spousal support is awarded in California.
