Alimony Lawyers in Canton and Marietta
There are many factors that Georgia family court judges may consider when determining whether alimony (Alimony) is appropriate, and if it is, in what amount. Those factors when determining alimony include:
- The standard of living during the marriage
- Income and financial status of each party
- Future earning capacity of each party
- Separate assets of each party
- Noneconomic contributions to the marriage by either spouse, such as child care or homemaking
- Conduct of the parties toward each other during the marriage
- Time that the receiving spouse may need to improve earning capacity through education or job training
- Duration of the marriage
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Courts generally base alimony on need and ability — the need of one spouse and the other spouse's ability to pay. Alimony can provide the dependent spouse with temporary support while pursuing education or a job, for example.
In Georgia, a long-term marriage is generally regarded as 10 or more years. Spousal support is more common in long-term marriages. While the length of alimony is discretionary to the judge, a guideline approach is to take one-quarter to one-third of the length of the marriage for the payment of alimony.
If circumstances change after the divorce and there are reasons to change the amount of alimony, talk to your attorney about alimony modifications. Contact us for an appointment to discuss spousal support in your divorce. Call our office in Marietta (678.905.8781) or Canton (678.792.4908), Georgia, for a free 30-minute consultation. We accept all major credit cards.
