Spousal support

You must first recognize that you have a legal obligation to support your spouse.

Spousal support will be addressed differently by the court depending upon when it is to be provided. There are two different periods where support may be asked for, and the rules pertaining to each are very different.

1. Temporary support is available while a dissolution action or legal separation action is pending.

Click here to determine how much a court will award.

2. Long-term or permanent support may be provided to a spouse when your divorce is finalized.

How will the court award permanent support?

Can these permanent orders be changed or modified?

What are some of the reasons that it may be changed?

When does permanent spousal support end?

How is spousal support taxed?

What is recapture?