My question involves divorce in the State of: CA
Married 5 years
No children
Separated almost 2 years (Divorce still in process)
He has been paying since separation
He recently got fired from his job - in my opinion due to his own fault as his boss threatened to fire him if he doesn't improve
Based on his (verbal) promise to continue to pay me (the same amount!) I moved to a new apartment (I move out of his apartment that I had been living and paying rent for so that he could rent it out for more money) and signed a lease for one year (two months ago). He got fired after I signed the lease but before I moved. He continued to pay me but now says that his attorney told him he doesn't have to pay anymore. Is that true if he lost his job due to his own fault? My own income covers my rent but not much beyond that. He earned 5x (!) as much as I make now. I would have never signed this lease had I known that he would stop paying me.
In addition, he wants to reevaluate all assets for the settlement agreement which were originally evaluated soon after the separation. Now that the market has taken a nose-dive, he wants everything reevaluated - because according to his lawyer it's been so long that the law requires it. I'm pretty sure he is lying about his lawyer telling him this.
My lawyer suggested to file a motion to impute his income so I sent him an email (CCing my lawyer and his) telling him that I will do so if he doesn't make the next payment. What are my chances to succeed? What else can I do?
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks.

