Except as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, the obligation of a party under an order for the support of the other party terminates upon the death of either party or the remarriage of the other party.
Cal. Fam. Code § 4337
Spousal Support Upon Dissolution or Legal Separation
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case in Re Alan J. Sternberg (1996)
Most recently applied in Cassinelli v. Cassinelli (November 2016)
Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10
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