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Spousal maintenance (Alimony)

What is spousal maintenance (alimony)?

Spousal support is financial support provided by one spouse to the other during or after a divorce, separation, or invalidity proceeding. In Washington State, it is commonly referred to as spousal maintenance though it is commonly known as alimony. Unlike child support, there is no formula to determine whether and how long spousal support must be paid.

Will you have to pay spousal maintenance?

If you file for divorce, legal separation, or request your marriage be declared invalid, you have a right to ask for spousal support. The right to, amount, and duration of spousal support is based on a number of factors such as length of the marriage, each spouse’s necessities and financial abilities, economic circumstances, and health and ages.

Generally, the greater the difference in salary and earning potential and the longer the marriage, the more likely spousal support will be ordered. If granted, spousal support is intended to put the couple in roughly equal financial positions, at least until the spouse has sufficient time to obtain a job or acquire training or education to re-enter the workforce.

Spousal maintenance and Property Division

In Washington State, spousal support is a flexible tool that can be used interchangeably with property division in the overall property settlement. Depending on the couple’s economic circumstances and the financial advantages and disadvantages, it may be offset or even replaced with a greater up-front award of property. The reverse is true as well.

Tax and Spousal maintenance

Spousal support, unlike child support and a lump sum payment in a property division, is tax-deductible by the payor and taxable to the recipient. This has important implications in a property settlement.

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Family Law Practice Areas
Divorce and Separation
Divorce & Legal Separation
Complex Divorce
Cooperative & Collaborative Divorce
Divorce Advice/Uncontested Divorces
Divorce Tax Implications
Estate Planning and Divorce 
International Divorce
Litigation and Trial
Property Division
Spousal maintenance (Alimony)
Post Divorce Legal Actions
Children and Parenting Issues
Child Custody and Parenting Issues
Child Support
Child Support Modification in Washington State
Fathers Rights in a Wa. State Divorce
Paternity and Parenting Actions
Parenting Plan Modification in Washington State
Domestic Violence
Protection & Restraining Orders/Domestic Violence
Mediation
Family Law Mediation at Weintraub Law Office
WA Legal Agreements
Prenuptial/Post-Marital/Cohabitation Agreements

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