Marriage of Best CA4/3

FACTS

I. Judgment of Dissolution

After more than 25 years of marriage, the parties divorced, and a judgment of dissolution was filed in August 2019. Pursuant to the stipulated dissolution judgment, William was to pay permanent spousal support to Tedde in the amount of $5,810 per month until she remarried, either party died, or further court order. The stipulated judgment stated the parties had considered the factors in section 4320 in reaching an agreement on spousal support. As relevant here, the stipulated judgment stated: “The parties agree that shortly after marriage in 1992, [Tedde] stopped working outside the home in order to take care of the minor children and household. [Tedde] has no college education, nor any other vocational or other professional training or licenses. She currently assists both of her elderly parents ages 89, 90 respectively, who are in poor health, 3 or 4 days a week but is not being paid for her assistance due to their lack of finances to pay for daily required assistance. The parties agree that [William] has been the sole financial supporter of the family. At the time of separation, he was making approximately $235,000 a year as the Vice President…