Alimony and Maintenance

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As you make certain adjustments, you should understand that your financial security is of the utmost importance and if you will be requesting of the court some type of maintenance, you should know the types available:

Temporary Alimony: Given when the parties are separated, but not divorced.

Rehabilitative Alimony: Given to a spouse so that the spouse may rehabilitate herself or himself to acquire greater earning power.

Permanent Alimony: Permanent alimony will continue indefinitely.

Reimbursement Alimony: Designed to reimburse one spouse for the expenses incurred by the other.

Lump-Sum Alimony: Refers to alimony that is a fixed payment that will be made regardless of circumstances that would be a basis for termination of other types of alimony.

Factors that may be important to court when awarding alimony are:

• The Income and Property of Each;
• Earning Capacity of Each Spouse;
• Impairments of Earning Capacity;
• Children at Home;
• Standard of Living During the Marriage; and
• The Duration of the Marriage.

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