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→Impact of family violence on spousal support
Similarly, section 166 of the Family Law Act provides that in making an order for spousal support the court must not consider any misconduct of a spouse, except if the misconduct unreasonably causes, prolongs, or aggravates a spouse’s need for spousal support, or affects the ability of a spouse to pay spousal support.
Additionally, in circumstances where financial abuse has been present and has extended to a failure to provide financial disclosure that is necessary to determine a spouse’s income and resolve the issue of spousal support, it may be appropriate for income to be notionally attributed, or "imputed", to a spouse under s. 19(f) of the ''[[Child Support Guidelines]]''.
==Impact of family violence property division==