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Family

Nov. 6, 2019

Is it time to reform California’s alimony laws?

A Huntington Beach man’s latest attempt to change California’s alimony laws has brought the topic back into the headlines. Steve Clark, a divorced father, is pursuing a statewide ballot measure that would limit the length of time judges could order divorcees to make payments to their former spouses.

Debra R. Schoenberg

Founder and Managing Partner
Schoenberg Family Law Group, P.C.

Email: dschoenberg@sflg.com

A Huntington Beach man's latest attempt to change California's alimony laws has brought the topic back into the headlines. Steve Clark, a divorced father, is pursuing a statewide ballot measure that would limit the length of time judges could order divorcees to make payments to their former spouses.

This is Clark's second crack at the issue, as he failed to secure enough signatures to get his previous alimony reform measur...

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