Also known as alimony, spousal maintenance is the obligation to provide financial support to a spouse after legal separation, invalidity, or divorce. It is sometimes stated that courts now award spousal maintenance less often, and for shorter periods than in the past. This statement is not always true.
To determine whether spousal maintenance should be granted, the court considers several factors including the standard of living established during the marriage, duration of the marriage, age and health of each party, and the financial resources and obligations of each party. Generally, spousal support obligations terminate when either of the ex-spouses dies or the recipient of the spousal support payments remarries.
You need to confer with an experienced family law attorney to discuss how spousal maintenance may be awarded in your specific situation. Whether you may receive spousal maintenance, or whether your spouse may be seeking spousal maintenance payments from you, we can analyze your financial circumstances and work with you to determine whether maintenance is appropriate, and – if it is – determine an appropriate amount and duration of support.
Contact one of our family law attorneys at Jorgensen, Brownell & Pepin today to discuss the important issue of spousal maintenance. |
