DO I HAVE TO SUPPORT MY HUSBAND?

QUESTION: My my husband and I are Swedish citizens. We have been married for 25 years. 3 children 17, 22, 25 lives at home and goes to school. My husband has had good paying jobs (120k/year) until 3 years ago when he decided to quit his job. Since then he has not done anything and I became the bread winner. I make 100k a year. My husband had been cheating on me our entire marriage and now we are getting a divorce. He is moving back to Sweden and leaving us all behind. Do I have to pay allimony for him and what happens if I dont? Can he come after me from Sweden? =============================================== MY RESPONSE: You would best retain an experienced Family Law Attorney to handle your divorce and to seek and obtain admissible evidence of your husband's ability to work and opportunity to work, to persuade the Court to impute income to your husband and avoid having to pay Spousal Support to your husband. That would include doing appropriate legal discovery as to your husband's education, training and experience, possibly retaining a Vocational Consultant to interview your husband and do a labor market survey, and possibly doing a LeBass and Munsie classified ad search. These are things that an experienced attorney would likely perform if you are looking to avoid or minimize your exposure to Spousal Support. If your husband moved to Sweden, he could likely still enforce a Spousal Support order, through counsel in California. =============================================== This educational blog is brought to you by DONALD F. CONVISER, an effective and aggressive Los Angeles Family Law Attorney and Divorce Lawyer serving clients in the courts of Los Angeles and Ventura County for over 35 years,owner of Warner Center Law Offices, with offices in Woodland Hills and Century City. Call 888.632.4447 or 818.880.8990 for a free confidential consultation with a Certified Family Law Specialist to discuss your divorce or family law issues. | www.conviser.net | www.conviserfamilylaw.com |