Husband Beater Got No Spousal Support.

In dissolution proceeding, husband requested relief from paying spousal support because of wife’s domestic violence. He detailed 19 written police reports, five arrests, three criminal convictions, three criminal protective orders, one civil temporary restraining order, and three probationary periods. The trial court found wife was statutorily ineligible to receive spousal support based on her history of domestic violence, noting her violence created a rebuttable presumption under Family Code section 4325 that an award of spousal support was inappropriate.  The appellate court  affirmed. Priem v. Priem (Cal. App. First Dist., Div. 1; March 13, 2013) 214 Cal.App.4th 505.