Alimony may be awarded to a spouse if that spouse is not guilty of desertion or adultery. When deciding alimony, the judge will look into marital conduct, participation each party had to the marital estate; the length of the marriage; the future financial resources of each party; the age and health of each party; the future earning potential of each spouse; the net worth of each party"s separate property; the standard of living sustained during the marriage; and rehabilitative time one spouse may need to gain employment. Alimony in Muscogee County, Georgia is either "rehabilitative" or "permanent". Alimony is money for support awarded to a spouse by the other party. Alimony may be for a short or long time. Usually alimony is given by the judge only when a long term marriage is dissolved. The other party should be able to pay alimony if the judge is to grant alimony to the other party. Alimony may also be given short-term before a final divorce decree is given. Alimony, also known as ?spousal support" or "maintenance," is designed to help a lower-earning spouse make it through the divorce and to start a new single life. Depending on the length of the marriage and the degree to which one spouse was financially dependent on the other, support can last for a long time.
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