Worried about your spouse making support payments?

If your spouse is no longer employed, it may be challenging to collect spousal support. However, Bay Area family law attorneys will tell clients that the Court can order the supporting spouse to provide reasonable security for the payments they have been ordered to make. Family Code Section 4339.  Reasonable security can include maintaining life insurance for the benefit of the supported spouse on the life of the payor in the form of a trust or annuity.  Another option is that the court can order a lien of limited duration on a supporting spouse's separate property to secure the payment of spousal and child support.