Fam. Code, § 4321 · Chapter 2. Factors to be Considered in Ordering Support
Fam. Code, § 4321
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
In a judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the parties, the court may deny support to a party out of the separate property of the other party in any of the following circumstances:
(a) The party has separate property, or is earning the party’s own livelihood, or there is community property or quasi-community property sufficient to give the party proper support.
(b) The custody of the children has been awarded to the other party, who is supporting them.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 141.5. Effective January 1, 1994.
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