Family
Sep. 11, 2002
New-Spouse Income Cannot Be Considered in Awarding Support
Focus Column - By Shelley L. Albaum, Harold J. Cohn and Seth D. Kramer - In the recent case of Romero v. Romero, 2002 DJDAR 7773 (July 11, 2002), the 4th District Court of Appeal has given the strongest statement to date regarding the application of Family Code Section 4323(b) and a trial court's ability to consider directly or indirectly a subsequent spouse's or nonmarital partner's income in determining or modifying spousal support.
By Shelley L. Albaum, Harold J. Cohn and Seth D. Krame
In the recent case of Romero v. Romero, 2002 DJDAR 7773 (July 11, 2002), the 4th District Court of Appeal has given the stron...