Can I request my ex seek work?

Experienced family law attorneys will tell their clients that even if your ex is receiving gifts from his/her family that you can still be ordered to seek work to support your minor child.

In 2022, in Haley v Antunovich (2022) 76 CA5th 923, the court of appeal affirmed a trial court order requiring a child's mother to seek work in an appropriate exercise of discretion. The court found substantial evidence that order was in the best interest of the child and was consistent with various principles in Family Code §4053, including that each parent should pay for the support of the children according to the parent's ability.