Current California divorce laws will grant spousal support to a husband or wife when there is a significant difference in income. Temporary spousal support can be granted to help during a transition, or if the marriage lasted longer than 10 years permanent spousal support can be established. Currently, one of the exceptions to this rule is if your soon-to-be ex tried to murder you. Victims rights advocates say this does not go far enough. A recent bill \u00a8C AB1522 \u00a8C would extend this exception to spouses who are convicted of other violent sexual felonies.<\/p>\n
“Victims of violent sex crimes already suffer physical trauma, fear, and an assault on their privacy and dignity,\u201d said Assemblywoman Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, who recently introduced the bill. \u201cTo require them also to pay their abuser alimony or to give them a share of their pension or household goods is cruel and makes a mockery of the (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Current California divorce laws will grant spousal support to a husband or wife when there is a significant difference in income. Temporary spousal support can be granted to help during a transition, or if the marriage lasted longer than 10…<\/span><\/p>\n