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Originally Posted by Josh2003
I'm not familiar with California law, but since it's a community property state, don't they look at the point at which the legal separation was filed? He may have timed this filing so that she can't make a claim for anything he makes on this tour...
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They do when you are just
dividing the property. We first learned of Mick's separation when he did the
Playboy interview, so I assume anything he started earning after about that time would be his. They'd just divide what he earned and acquired during their marriage.
But the problem with
ongoing child support and alimony is that if there is a change in need or a change in ability to pay, then you can go back in and try to get more money (or Mick could go back in and try to pay less, if he fell on hard times).
It's best for Mick to have the property divided, decide who gets what house and property and pay her now, but do NOT let her have a claim for alimony in the future, because those future payments can be open to adjustment.
Michele