Spousal support or alimony during a divorce is one of the most difficult things to go through. California couples need to agree who will pay money to whom and whether a spouse is going to support the other.

What is the point of having alimony is California?

This is designed to assist the spouse who earns a smaller amount of money to make the change from being married to now being without a spouse. They need the time and money to get back on his or her feet to eventually rely on themselves again after the divorce. They need to agree on how much time this alimony will last. This usually depends on the longevity of the marriage. Alimony can last a lifetime.

Alimony guidelines are applicable to the momentary support payments.

When it comes to child support, there is a calculated way that makes sure the certain amount that each person needs to pay for child support. This guideline is very clear on when this will be done. Alimony is always up for final negotiation even though there is this guideline. This is a great starting point though.

Maintaining lifestyle and its cost

When you find that spousal support is not hard enough in California, there is also a different thing that you should bring in. The cost to maintain a person’s lifestyle if one of them. The cost can vary in California, since we have so many different areas. There is no set amount of time that alimony will last. 

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What happens when kids are involved?

You may have found that our state’s amount is based on how much the paying spouse makes. When you have a minor child and you need to pay child support, this will decrease the net money coming in that is available for alimony. In some areas, the alimony should be agreed upon before the child support costs. It is the opposite in California. Child supports need to be decided initially.

Many people think of the check in the mail approach.

But there are more creative ways to resolve this because some people just do not like paying the alimony. For instance, you and your spouse can agree that in exchange for not getting that monthly check in the mail, one of you will take a larger share of the community property to offset the amount of support that would have been paid out over time.

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