Last time we reviewed the basic criteria for you or your ex-spouse to pursue a spousal maintenance or alimony claim in your Woodlands Divorce. If you or your spouse does meet the threshold criteria to qualify for spousal maintenance in your divorce case some important questions remain. How much alimony will you pay or receive and for how long will the payments last? Your Woodlands Divorce Attorney can help you answer these questions.

How Much Spousal Maintenance?

The standard the court uses in setting spousal maintenance is to provide for the minimum reasonable needs of the spouse eligible for alimony, considering Read more…

Alimony and spousal maintenance are still alive. In certain situations spousal maintenance is an option and it may be one of the issues you have to discuss with your Woodlands Divorce Attorney. One of those situations is if your marriage lasted more than 10 years either spouse may be eligible for alimony or spousal maintenance.

Alimony is not automatic once your marriage crosses the 10 year mark. There are several additional key criteria that must be established before a judge can order alimony. Specifically, the spouse seeking support must show that he or she Read more…