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Perspective

Dec. 2, 2009

Spousal Support: Blazing a New Trail

Family law specialists Mitchell Jacobs and Robert Burch analyze In re Marriage of Blazer, a case of first impression on spousal support determinations.

By Mitchell Jacobs and Robert Burch

In a case of first impression, In re Marriage of Blazer, 176 Cal. App. 4th 1438 (2009), held that under Family Code Section 4320 it was within the trial court's discretion to calculate a husband's income without regard to all income received from the business where there existed a valid reason for funds to be reinvested in the business.

In Blazer, Scott Blazer and Karen Blazer divorced after 20 years of marriage. D...

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