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Family Law
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Alimony, Spousal Support, and Maintenance
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Alimony, also known as spousal support or maintenance, is financial support paid by one spouse to another. There are essentially three types of alimony: permanent, restitutional and rehabilitative. Permanent alimony is an allowance for support and maintenance (such as food, clothing, housing and other necessities) of a spouse. When a party requests permanent alimony, they must establish that they have a need for support and that their spouse has sufficient means and abilities to provide for part or all of the need. Restitutional and rehabilitative alimony are paid for a shorter period of time and most likely provides less than the standard of living during the marriage. Rehabilitative alimony is designed to provide the means necessary to enable a spouse to refresh or enhance job skills necessary to become self-sufficient by providing financial support while the spouse is obtaining necessary training.
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The California Family Courts now try to create an equitable agreement based on what each spouse will need to be financially independent and off public assistance. When a California Family Court judge makes decisions about spousal support, he or she takes factors into consideration such as:
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- How long the marriage lasted;
- The couple's ages;
- Both parties' standard of living during the marriage;
- Marketable skills each one has or could acquire;
- Each party's health
- Financial obligations to prior families;
- Custodial parent's need to stay at home with the children;
- Contributions each one has made towards the marriage (through regular employment, homemaking, investments, etc.)
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Spousal Support
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In California, married persons have a right and an obligation to support each other during their marriage. Depending upon numerous factors taken into consideration by a court in a dissolution case, this obligation may extend beyond the marriage.
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The Effect of Spousal Support on Your Taxes
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If you pay or receive spousal support, it can impact your federal taxes. The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has implemented a system through which one may receive credit in the form of a deduction for paying spousal support.
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For a complimentary consultation regarding California spousal support laws, contact us at 877-479-7970, or e-mail us at info@law-thomas.com.
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