Spousal Support
The Middlesex County divorce law firm of Brause, Brause & Ventrice, L.L.C. has extensive experience advising clients throughout New Jersey on all the legal aspects of spousal support. Please call us to discuss whether spousal support would be appropriate in your situation. The following is a brief explanation of the factors that the New Jersey courts use to determine whether to award spousal support, and what types of spousal support are available in the State of New Jersey. For more detailed answers to these and other questions about divorce and family law, contact a Middlesex County spousal support lawyer at the firm.
A Middlesex County spousal support lawyer from Brause, Brause & Ventrice, L.L.C. is very familiar with the process the New Jersey courts use to determine if you are eligible for spousal support in this state. Contact us for information and assistance about whether alimony is appropriate in your case.
Factors considered by the court
In setting the amount and duration of spousal support, the court generally considers a number of factors set out by law, including:
- The genuine need for support and the ability of the other spouse to pay
- Length of the marriage
- Age and physical and emotional health of both parties
- The standard of living established in the marriage and the likelihood that each party can maintain a reasonably comparable lifestyle after the divorce
- Earning capacities, educational levels, vocational skills, and employability of the spouses
- How long the spouse seeking alimony has been absent from the job market
- Parental responsibilities for the children
- Time and expense necessary for the spouse seeking alimony to acquire the education, training, or job experience needed to obtain a suitable job
- Chances for acquiring assets and income in the future
- History of financial or non-financial contributions to the marriage by each spouse including:
- Contributions to the care and education of the children
- Interruption of personal careers or educational opportunities
- Equitable distribution of property
- Investment income
- Tax consequences
Types of spousal support
A court may award either party with one or more of the following types of alimony: permanent alimony, rehabilitative alimony, limited duration alimony, or reimbursement alimony. The specific type or types of alimony that may be appropriate in your case and the duration of time that alimony may be paid is sensitive to the individual facts of your case. Contact a Middlesex County spousal support attorney at our firm for more information.
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