IN RE MARRIAGE OF SIMPSON

Docket No. S025790.

4 Cal.4th 225 (1992)

841 P.2d 931

14 Cal. Rptr.2d 411

In re the Marriage of RICHARD O. and BARBARA J. SIMPSON. RICHARD O. SIMPSON, Appellant, v. BARBARA J. SIMPSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

December 17, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Michael J. Rand for Appellant.

Tredway, Brandmeyer & Lumsdaine and Cheri A. Kadotani for Respondent.


OPINION

GEORGE, J.

In determining the appropriate amount of an award of spousal or child support, a trial court is authorized by statute to consider, among other factors, the "earning capacity," as well as the actual income, of the spouse who is being ordered to pay support (hereafter, supporting spouse). (Civ. Code, §§ 4801, subd. (a), 4721.)1 The issue we must determine in this case is whether...

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