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  • 06-06-2006, 11:14 AM
    Cin262
    How Much Alimony Should You Get
    I am currently in the throws of a divorce after 25 years of marriage. We were both faithful but, just grew apart. We are good friends. However, when it comes to spousal support my soon to be ex tries to get me to take less. We are doing a no fault divorce online with no lawyers. During our marriage I have worked 5 years. I was a stay at home Mom for 20 years while he got his degree and I raised the kids. Carpooling, dentist appointments, oh just your general soccer Mom. I am wondering how much alimony I should receive? he makes twice what I do. Any idea what CA law states is fair?

    Thanks for any input.
  • 06-06-2006, 11:26 AM
    aaron
    Re: Alimony
    The California Courts website explains,
    Quote:

    Quoting How are spousal and partner support (alimony) calculated?
    It depends.

    You can ask for spousal or partner support to be paid while your case is going on. This is called a "temporary spousal support order" or a "temporary partner support order." Many counties have formulas for calculating the amount of a temporary spousal or partner support order. Check your court's local rules for the temporary support guideline.

    The judge will not use a formula to figure out how much spousal or partner support to order at the end of your case (called the "final judgment").

    When the judge makes his or her final order, the judge must consider the factors in California Family Code section 4320. (To find this code section, click here and search for Family Code section 4320.)

    These factors are:
    • The length of the marriage or domestic partnership,
    • What each person needs,
    • What each person pays or can pay (including earnings and earning capacity),
    • Whether having a job would make it too hard to take care of the child(ren),
    • The age and health of both people,
    • Debts and property,
    • Whether 1 spouse or domestic partner helped the other get an education, training, career, or professional license,
    • Whether there was domestic violence in the marriage or domestic partnership,
    • Whether 1 spouse's, or domestic partner's, career was affected by unemployment, or by taking care of the children or home, and
    • The tax impact of spousal support (note: federal and state tax laws were not changed to recognize domestic partnerships.)

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