Types Of Alimony In Augusta GA
There are three types of alimony or spousal support:
• Permanent alimony – the paying spouse continues till death or until the spouse receiving payments remarries.
• Temporary alimony – the payments are made over a short interval of time so that the receiving spouse can stand alone once again.
• Rehabilitative alimony – is paid to help a spouse with lesser employability or earning capacity becomes adjusted to a new post-marital life.
Some of the factors that the court may consider in determining first if alimony is appropriate, and then in what amount, are as follows:
• The standard of living to which the parties have become accustomed during the marriage
• The income and financial status of each party
• The future earning capacity of each party
• The separate assets of each party
• The non-economic contributions to the marriage by either spouse, such as child care, homemaking, career building
• The conduct of the parties toward each other during the marriage
The court may consider additional factors in determining how long to continue the alimony payments. Such factors may be:
• The time that the receiving spouse may need to improve earning capacity through training or education
• The duration of the marriage
• The allocation of retirement In addition to determining the amount of alimony, the court may benefits
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