Even in today's world of gender equity, spousal support or spousal maintenance is called for in many divorces. Although many factors may figure into a divorce judge's decision to order alimony payments from the higher-wage earning spouse to the lower-wage earning one, two factors are the most important:
- Need for spousal support
- Ability to pay spousal support
In general, the longer the marriage and the greater the income disparity between the two spouses, the more likely it is that a court will mandate spousal support. Call our family law lawyers to explore the likelihood of the court awarding spousal maintenance. Contact Riach Gese at your earliest convenience
If a wife has lived as a dependent of her husband throughout a marriage of some duration, she may be unfit to enter the job market and support herself right away. The same may be true with switched genders in that example. The spouse who has been supported by the other one may need temporary spousal maintenance. A family law court may order this beginning from the time of separation, even before the divorce is complete.
Discuss your coming divorce, property division, child support and spousal support with an experienced Lynnwood alimony attorney. Contact Riach Gese at your earliest convenience.
Spousal Support in Snohomish and King Counties
For more information about a spousal maintenance agreement and to discuss what an experienced Washington family law attorney can do to help you, please e-mail or call us at 425-776-3191.
