California Spousal Support Did Not Terminate

Ex-to-be spouse enters into a bigamous marriage; spousal support continues. Fam. Code §4337 provides that, unless otherwise agreed in writing, the duty to support a former spouse terminates upon remarriage of that spouse. In In Re: Marriage of Campbell (Cal. App. Sixth Dist.; February 7, 2006) 136 Cal.App.4th 502, [38 Cal. Rptr.3d 908], Mrs. Campbell jumped the gun and purported to enter into a new marriage before the decree dissolved her marriage to Mr. Campbell. Too bad for Mr. Campbell. The Court of Appeal held that since the wife’s subsequent marriage was bigamous, it was void and hence Fam. Code §4337 did not apply. Spousal support did not terminate.