Feb. 12, 2003

Case May Help Spouses Who Conceal Income and Assets

Focus Column Family Law By Mitchell A. Jacobs and David L. Marcus A spouse who can effectively conceal income and assets may have won a victory in In re Marriage of Murray , 101 Cal.App.4th 581 (2002). The trial court "temporarily suspended" spousal support and, several years later, reinstated it because the court found that the husband had the ability to pay support during those years.