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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Jun. 12, 2008

Broken Homes, Broken Courts

There needs to be more consistent policy governing how family law cases are assigned and tried, writes Fred Silberberg. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Fred Silberberg
This article appears on Page 6

      According to our Family Code, a court is to warn a supported spouse that he or she needs to make "reasonable" efforts to provide for his or her own support needs when making an order for spousal support. Cases addressing the issue of spousal support and under what circumstances it can be reduced or terminated have stated that the question of whether ...

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