F&F: California Limits Spousal Support

Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2012-10-06 20:51

Article here. Excerpt:

'California Governor Jerry Brown has signed legislation introduced by Assembly member Toni Atkins, (D-San Diego) that prevents victims from being forced to pay spousal support to ex-husbands or wives who are convicted of violent crime against them. Assembly Bill 1522 was inspired by the case of a San Diego-area woman, Crystal Harris, who was ordered to pay her former husband monthly spousal support during the pendency of his criminal trial. After he was convicted and sentenced to six years, Harris was ordered to pay a portion of his legal fees.

San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie M. Dumanis announced the legislation earlier this year and testified before the California Senate Judiciary Committee in support of it. Current California law already prevents spousal support in cases of attempted murder or soliciting the murder of a spouse. AB 1522 adds violent abuse felonies to the list of convictions that disqualify a person from obtaining financial benefits from their ex-spouse in a divorce proceeding.'

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That's it's only when the shoe is on the other foot and it becomes an issue for women that changes in law will be made to benefit men. I mean, really, how many women pay spousal support to men?

Although it has been demonstrated that women are just as violent to their spouses as men, the unlikelyhood of women getting a conviction due to their violence is going to make this bit of legislation useless in a man's defense.

MAJ

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Submitted by digital_dreamer on Sat, 2012-10-06 21:59