Spousal Maintenance

Contrary to popular speculation, quitting one’s job to avoid paying child or spousal support is not necessarily wise. The court will examine your historical earnings and simply impute future earning capacity based on the career earnings you have demonstrated to date. Whether you do or do not have a job today, you can still likely be ordered to pay support figures under the law and by order of the court. We suggest you speak with one of our experienced Family Law attorneys before leaving your job, reducing work hours and / or spending all of the family’s remaining community dollars from the community bank account—many of these tactics will only backfire in the end, and once committed, are very hard to reverse and rehabilitate in the eyes of the court.

Family law is an intricate area of law requiring measured and detailed strategy and execution, and the courtroom is ultimately where many significant and life changing decisions are made. Our dedicated litigation team will ensure thorough preparation for every public hearing appearance all the way through trial. We, like you, will know the facts, the law and position ourselves to achieve the highest degree of success the law allows.

Our vast experience in multifaceted family law cases will allow us to successfully represent you, regardless of which side of the issue you’re one. And, at Canterbury Law Group, we limit the number and type of cases we undertake so clients receive our full attention. Our team also works closely on all of our matters, bringing a unique mix of expertise to all of our practice areas.