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the situation where spousal support is
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awarded or
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some people call it alimony california
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we call it spousal support
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the reason spousal support is awarded is
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one person
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doesn’t make as much money as the other
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person and
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there’s a need and also it’s the length
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of the marriage
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in california a long-term marriage is
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considered a marriage of more than 10
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years so that’s where permanent spousal
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support is awarded
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but usually spousal support is awarded
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at the beginning of the case
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to keep the status quo even in a
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short-term marriage
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so where you’ve got this disparity in
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income you want to keep the status quo
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at the beginning of the divorce going
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the court will award spousal support and
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then later on depending on the length of
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the marriage
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will depend on how long that spousal
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support will go for