If spousal support is awarded because of an injury to the recipient spouse, the spousal support may be temporary or permanent in nature. Although spousal support is usually awarded to the wife, the husband may also request the court for spousal support if the wife earns much more than he does. A seasoned Muscogee County, Georgia spousal support lawyer will ensure that you are awarded adequate spousal support. Spousal support can be in cash payments or other forms. It may be in the form of disbursements from a retirement account, a transfer of an entire retirement account, transfer of the marital home or some other property or any other form of payment either agreed upon by the parties or ordered by the judge. Spousal support may take many different forms, like a lump sum payment to lifetime payments or payments for a short period of time. Once the court reviews the facts at hand, it will determine the type of alimony. Spousal support is also referred to as alimony. Alimony is ordered by the judge and depends on many different factors, like the standard of living, whether the receiver needs the spousal support payments, whether the payor can afford to pay the spousal support, and other things. All states have different tests for determining spousal support. Few states are "no fault" states, and will not grant spousal support because of an injury to one spouse is caused by the other.
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