California Spousal Support

Fourteen factors. Zero formulas. Honest about both.

Child support is a statutory formula here — spousal support at judgment is deliberately NOT. Fourteen § 4320 circumstances control, the ten-year mark raises the long-duration presumption that keeps jurisdiction open indefinitely, and a qualifying domestic-violence conviction triggers statutory presumptions of its own. This page spots which factors your facts likely emphasize; it computes nothing, because the statute computes nothing.

The spotter

Years from marriage to separation

There is a DOCUMENTED history of domestic violence between the parties (orders, findings, records)One spouse has a DV-misdemeanor CONVICTION against the other within the last five yearsThe lower-earning spouse carries the children's day-to-day care

Likely emphasis

Enter the facts and run the spotter — flags name which § 4320 circumstances your facts likely emphasize. Amounts never render here, because the statute sets none.

All fourteen, in the statute's order

§ 4320(a)

Each party's earning capacity against the marital standard of living — marketable skills, the market for them, retraining time and cost, and career impairment from domestic duties

§ 4320(b)

The supported party's contribution to the other's education, training, career, or license

§ 4320(c)

The supporting party's ability to pay — earning capacity, income, assets, standard of living

§ 4320(d)

Each party's needs based on the marital standard of living

§ 4320(e)

Each party's obligations and assets, including separate property

§ 4320(f)

The duration of the marriage

§ 4320(g)

The supported party's ability to work without unduly interfering with dependent children's interests

§ 4320(h)

The age and health of the parties

§ 4320(i)

Documented history of domestic violence between the parties or against either party's child — including emotional distress, protective orders after hearing, and in-proceeding findings

§ 4320(j)

Immediate and specific tax consequences to each party

§ 4320(k)

The balance of hardships

§ 4320(l)

The goal of self-support within a reasonable period — generally half the marriage's length, EXCEPT long-duration marriages (§ 4336)

§ 4320(m)

A criminal conviction of an abusive spouse, considered under §§ 4324.5/4325 for reduction or elimination

§ 4320(n)

Any other just and equitable factors

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Cal. Fam. Code § 4320 · #efddfd3fCal. Fam. Code § 4336 · #29a6b03aCal. Fam. Code § 4325 · #95800cfb

Temporary versus judgment support — the honest distinction: Temporary (pendente lite) support is commonly set by local court guideline schedules run through certified calculator tools; JUDGMENT support is a § 4320 factors decision — there is no statewide judgment formula, and this platform computes none. Legal information, not legal advice.