California Family Code 3591 – (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the …
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(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the provisions of an agreement for the support of either party are subject to subsequent modification or termination by court order.
(b) An agreement may not be modified or terminated as to an amount that accrued before the date of the filing of the notice of motion or order to show cause to modify or terminate.
Terms Used In California Family Code 3591
- order: include a decree, as appropriate under the circumstances. See California Family Code 100
- Spousal support: means support of the spouse of the obligor. See California Family Code 142
- Support: refers to a support obligation owing on behalf of a child, spouse, or family, or an amount owing pursuant to Section 17402. See California Family Code 150
(c) An agreement for spousal support may not be modified or revoked to the extent that a written agreement, or, if there is no written agreement, an oral agreement entered into in open court between the parties, specifically provides that the spousal support is not subject to modification or termination.
(Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)