CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Spousal Support
......Amount
.........Factors Considered
............Support of Others
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A trial court may appropriately consider payment of adult children’s college expenses in determining ability to pay spousal support.

Where no issue of incapacity, W's subsidies to children were indirect adult child support and should not have been considered in setting spousal support.

W's payment of college expenses for an adult child of parties may justify an increase in H's spousal support payments.

W's support of adult child may justify increase in H's spousal support payments.

Paying spouse's payment of college expenses of parties' children may justify a decrease in support to supported spouse.