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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
In a judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the parties, the court may deny support to a party out of the separate property of the other party in any of the following circumstances:
(a) The party has separate property, or is earning the party's own livelihood, or there is community property or quasi-community property sufficient to give the party proper support.
(b) The custody of the children has been awarded to the other party, who is supporting them.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Family Code - FAM § 4321 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/family-code/fam-sect-4321/
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