Difference between revisions of "Basic Principles of Spousal Support"

Basic Principles of Spousal Support (view source)

4 bytes added , 19:59, 26 June 2019

m

1,399

edits

@@ Line 231: / Line 231: @@
 *the applicant is employed but is unable to pay the household bills without help.
-Of course, ''need'' alone isn't enough, and the person against whom the application is brought must have the ability to actually ''pay'' support. Whether the payor has the means to pay support is usually figured out by looking at the payor's monthly income, less any child support obligations, less their reasonable monthly expenses. If there is money left over, (''disposable income''), some or all of that money is available to be paid as spousal support.
+Of course, ''need'' alone isn't enough, and the person against whom the application is brought must have the ability to actually ''pay'' support. Whether the payor has the means to pay support is usually figured out by looking at the payor's monthly income, less any child support obligations, and less their reasonable monthly expenses. If there is money left over, (''disposable income''), some or all of that money is available to be paid as spousal support.
 Depending on the respondent's ability to pay, the amount of spousal support awarded may be enough to equalize the parties' incomes and, sometimes enough to help the applicant enjoy more or less the same standard of living that they enjoyed before the parties separated.