A Huntington Beach man wants to reform California's child support law and limit the period of time during which former spouses must pay child support to their ex-partners after a divorce or legal separation.
Steve Clark tells the Los Angeles Times he would never have married 25 years ago if he had known he would one day have to pay his ex-wife $1,000 a month for the rest of his life. His ballot proposal would limit the period in which former spouses receive alimony to five years. Under current law, spouses can receive alimony for “a reasonable period of time,” and judges have wide latitude in considering the long list of criteria for determining spousal support and making a decision about what amount of spousal support, if any, is necessary.
In light of this proposal, AirTalk sits down with three family law experts to discuss the current state of child support law in California, also known as spousal support. Join the conversation at 866-893-5722.
Guests:
Atousa Saei is a Santa Monica-based family law specialist and attorney at the Law Offices of Atousa Saei
Zephyr Hill, senior attorney at Goldberg Jones, a San Diego-based family law firm that focuses on representing the rights of husbands and fathers
Scott Altman, Professor of Law at USC, where he specializes in family law, among other things
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