Can a judge make a spouse pay maintenance after a divorce?

Average: 2.8 (4 votes) A judge can make one spouse pay the other spouse money on an ongoing basis after a divorce. This is called “maintenance.”. It used to be called “spousal support” or “alimony.”. The purpose of maintenance is to help the ex-spouse support themselves.

When do ex husbands resent paying maintenance payments?

(Part 2) In my previous post I set the scene in a hotly disputed area of law: maintenance payments and the ex-husband who resents paying after his former partner begins living with another man.

When to order spousal maintenance or alimony?

Maintenance can be ordered as either a substitute for a property division, short-term support to aid the ex-spouse in becoming self-sufficient, or lifetime support of a spouse who has limited earning ability or who is unemployable. The framework of the initial support decision is critical to whether the support obligation is subject to termination.

Can a wife terminate maintenance on a new partner?

Firstly, as I explained in my first post about maintenance payments and a new partner, there is no automatic provision in English law for termination of maintenance because of cohabitation, unless a court order expressly provides for this. Very few orders do, because it requires the wife’s consent.

Can a wife ask for spousal support or alimony?

In some instances, a wife will ask for alimony, also known as spousal support or spousal maintenance. Alimony is the court-ordered payment of money to your wife after the dissolution of marriage.

When does spousal support end in a divorce?

It depends on the circumstances, but we do know that spousal support ends when the payor dies, the recipient dies, or the payee remarries, whichever occurs first (although if there’s a written agreement, the parties can agree that spousal support does not end just because the recipient remarries).