CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Spousal Support
......Amount
.........Factors Considered
............Assets of Supported Spouse
 14 Cards On This Topic:
  • Support should be denied if estate s/p sufficient to provide supported spouse “proper” support.
  • Spousal support prohibited when no children and supported spouse has sufficient income or assets for proper support.
  • Support should be denied if estate s/p sufficient to provide supported spouse “proper” support.
  • Failure of supported spouse to invest prudently own substantial assets may be grounds for termination of spousal support.
  • Equity in residence may be considered as available for supported spouse's support once children become adults.
  • W entitled to live at marital standard of living, buy replacement residence and save for retirement. Look to actual, not theoretical, rate of return from her investments.
  • $3,500/mo to W with $3 million assets affirmed because income generated by assets insufficient to maintain standard of living. W hadn't had opportunity to invest.
  • Amount of spousal support should be set after considering division of c/p.
  • Supported spouse not required to live from capital if income insufficient.
  • W cannot take high value, nonincome-producing assets then require H to make higher spousal support payments.
  • Award of substantial c/p can remove or reduce obligation to pay spousal support.
  • Interest and principal payments from promissory note equalizing c/p division considered available for support.
  • Order that W support herself out of her share of c/p affirmed.
  • Assets of supported spouse discussed as factor in awarding spousal support.


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