Family Code Section 4320-Part III
Welcome back to the last part of my three part series on how courts calculate spousal support otherwise known as “alimony.” Click here for the first part of the series and click here for the second section. Do I have to Pay Alimony? If you were married and the primary income earner, then the short answer […]
Family Code Section 4320-Part II
How is Alimony Calculated? People thinking about getting a divorce often wonder how alimony is calculated. The way courts calculate alimony is given to us in Family Code Section 4320. There is a list of fourteen factors that the family law judge will look at to determine your alimony payments. Yesterday I covered the first […]
Family Code Section 4320 – Part I
Family Code Section 4320 outlines several factors courts use to calculate long term alimony. Courts calculate long term spousal support by taking into account the “marital standard of living.” They want to know what kind of lifestyle you had with your spouse during your marriage. The goal here is to calculate your lifestyle to get […]
