CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Spousal Support
......Amount
.........Discretion of Court
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In making spousal support order, court may consider any factors deemed just and equitable.

The trial ct. has discretion to decide whether to deduct principal payments on mortgages or loans to determine income available for support based on the totality of the circumstances.

Cases where trial court's discretion has been affirmed are of less precedential value than cases finding abuse of discretion.

Trial court must consider (former) Civil Code section 4801 (a) factors, but final decision rests with court's discretion.

Trial court has broad discretion in awarding spousal support. Failure to award support reversed.

Low award affirmed, even if larger award might be appropriate.

Latitude of trial court's discretion explained.

In setting amount of spousal support, court may consider almost anything relating to lives of parties.

Court has broad discretion in setting support. Low amount affirmed, provided court retains jurisdiction to modify.

Trial court's discretion, although broad, is not unlimited.

Order that spousal support be paid on a sliding scale of paying spouse's earnings held abuse of discretion.

In exercising discretion, court must consider all factors in Fam. Code §4320.