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While maintenance by decree may be modified by the court upon a showing of material change in circumstances, maintenance settled by a separation agreement that is incorporated into the divor... Read more
The statute providing that a premarital waiver of spousal support without independent counsel is unenforceable does not apply retroactively to premarital agreements signed before the effecti... Read more
There was no public policy violation in the provision of the settlement agreement converting child support payment to a a college educational account because that provision did not relieve e... Read more
What happens when a 40-year employee of the California State University system is told by the trial court that he can earn more money by taking his retirement benefits and returning to work... Read more
When divorced parents are unable to agree on such educational choices for their minor children, however, courts are called upon to make these difficult and sensitive decisions, often in a hi... Read more
Substantial evidence supported finding that father engaged in conduct that was contrary to his parental relationship, which supported award of parental interest to child's step‑father after... Read more
Wife appeals alleging that the trial court failed to consider the relevant factors under Oklahoma law in setting support alimony, and that the nominal award was against the clear weight of t... Read more
In its order terminating the child support obligation, the trial court saw the determinative question as being whether the child was “actually attending school” following his eighteenth birt... Read more
Oral agreement between father and mother, under which father agreed to pay for children's private school expenses in exchange for being relieved of his child support obligations, was unenfor... Read more
Wife was not entitled to funds in college savings account she established with husband for their son, pursuant to parties' stipulation of settlement in matrimonial action. Read more
