Marr. of Samson

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Filed 7/18/11 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR In re the Marriage of ELAINE TONG and RICHARD SAMSON. ELAINE TONG SAMSON, Respondent, B224899 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BD482622) ORDER MODIFYING OPINION [NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT] v. RICHARD SAMSON, Appellant. THE COURT* It is ordered that the published opinion filed July 5, 2011, be modified as follows: 1. On page 3, the first sentence in the second paragraph of the Discussion section is modified to read: Richard s severance pay had five components: (1) a years-of-service component limited to12 months of salary, or $100,000; (2) a lump sum in lieu of commission limited to a six-month benefit of $152,853.48; (3) a lump-sum qualitative compensation award component of $35,208.33; (4) a healthcare component of $1,500; and (4) a master retirement plan equivalent component of $3,422.28. 2. The first full sentence on page 6 is modified to read: The allocation of the remaining, much smaller, portion of the severance pay would depend on the extent to which its components, as well as the additional payments included in the severance package, were part of the monthly compensation that the support order intended to capture and the months for which any such compensation was due. ______________________________________________________________________________ *EPSTEIN, P. J. WILLHITE, J. MANELLA, J.

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