Understanding support & maintenance.
There are many areas to evaluate with your attorney when entertaining a divorce. Calculating maintenance is one of them. We’re here to help you better understand how this is calculated!
Maintenance, commonly known as alimony or spousal support, refers to support payments made by one ex-spouse to another following a divorce. Sometimes, a court will even order one spouse to pay maintenance to the other while a divorce is pending. On January 1, 2015, stricter guidelines went into effect for the calculation of maintenance for those parties with a combined gross income of less than $250,000 per year. See the infographic below for how to calculate maintenance based on your circumstances.
