CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Procedure After Trial/Hearing
......Statement of Decision/Findings/Reasons
.........Reversed Despite No Stmt. of Dec.
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Statement of decision unnecessary as Court need not look to trial court's reasoning, only to result reached.

Case properly reversed without statement of decision or reporter's transcript where issue one of law, not fact.

Spousal support modification reversed despite no statement of decision. No evidence found to support trial court's implied findings.

If explanation of trial court's reasoning in settled statement is sufficient, it will be treated same as statement of decision.

Amount too high based on H's income and W's receiving part of H's pension. Order reversed despite no statement of decision.