CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Spousal Support
......Amount
.........Factors Considered
............Income & Expense Declaration
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Income and expense declaration shall be filed in any action where relevant.

Summary of Law: Preparation of Income and Expense Declarations.

Tax return shall provided to other party as part of an I&E.

Payor or payee of child, spousal or family support may request completed I&E declaration from other party once each year.

Erroneous I&E not a basis to set aside MSA where proper info disclosed.

Because H failed to present current I&E, the "evidentiary yardstick" with which court could determine the appropriateness of a modification order, his request to modify child and spousal support was properly denied.

Court properly discounted W's later I&E and chose to award support based on earlier, more modest expenses.

Income and expense declaration should be accurate representation of party's needs.

Court must equitably allocate expenses where one spouse has remarried and/or is cohabiting.

Income & Expense Declarations discussed.

Expenses of supported spouse as listed on income and expense declaration need not be exact.

Supported spouse must demonstrate need before income of paying spouse becomes relevant.