SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE
In certain circumstances, either you or your former partner may be eligible for spousal maintenance. This is where one party provides financial support to the other party who is in financial need to assist meet their reasonable living expenses on either a short-term or long-term basis.
Spousal maintenance may be justified in circumstances where one party is in real financial need and is unable to pay for their reasonable living expenses and where the other party has the financial capacity to meet the shortfall.
Negotiating spousal maintenance can be difficult and is often a contentious area, however in certain circumstances spousal maintenance is both necessary and appropriate to ensure that the party in financial need is adequately supported over either a short term or more long-term basis dependent on their circumstances.
Often interim orders are made by the Court requiring spousal maintenance to be paid on a short-term basis until final property orders are made. Interim orders of this type can be a real lifeline for those who earn a modest income or have no income at all – until they can get back on to their feet financially.
Spousal maintenance may be justified in circumstances where one party is in real financial need and is unable to pay for their reasonable living expenses and where the other party has the financial capacity to meet the shortfall.
Negotiating spousal maintenance can be difficult and is often a contentious area, however in certain circumstances spousal maintenance is both necessary and appropriate to ensure that the party in financial need is adequately supported over either a short term or more long-term basis dependent on their circumstances.
Often interim orders are made by the Court requiring spousal maintenance to be paid on a short-term basis until final property orders are made. Interim orders of this type can be a real lifeline for those who earn a modest income or have no income at all – until they can get back on to their feet financially.
