Once spousal support goes unpaid it becomes vested arrears — under Family Code § 3651 a court can’t retroactively cancel it. The debt accrues 10% interest and can be collected, even against a home being sold.
Once spousal support goes unpaid it becomes vested arrears — under Family Code § 3651 a court can’t retroactively cancel it. The debt accrues 10% interest and can be collected, even against a home being sold.
Quitting or taking a pay cut doesn’t automatically lower spousal support. If there’s ability and opportunity to earn more, a California court can set support on earning capacity, not the smaller paycheck.
Quitting or taking a pay cut doesn’t automatically lower spousal support. If there’s ability and opportunity to earn more, a California court can set support on earning capacity, not the smaller paycheck.
Unpaid spousal support is a vested debt your ex can’t retroactively erase — but a broad “waive all rights” form at escrow can let you give it away by accident. Read every release before you sign.
Unpaid spousal support is a vested debt your ex can’t retroactively erase — but a broad “waive all rights” form at escrow can let you give it away by accident. Read every release before you sign.
A deed transfers ownership; only a refinance or a lender’s release removes your name from the mortgage. Sign one without the other and you can lose the house but keep the loan.
A deed transfers ownership; only a refinance or a lender’s release removes your name from the mortgage. Sign one without the other and you can lose the house but keep the loan.
When an elderly tenant lives in unsafe conditions and refuses entry, a California landlord must balance habitability, lawful entry under Civil Code § 1954, and fair-housing accommodation — and document everything.