Alimony (Spousal Support or Maintenance) - Alimony is not a child support, which is another ongoing financial obligation often established in divorce…

Alimony (Spousal Support or Maintenance) Determining the amount of money that is the
court-ordered payment of someone has to pay the support to his/her former wife or husband after a
divorce or separation. Alimony is not a child support, which is another ongoing financial obligation often
established in divorce.

Many factors of determining the amount and duration of maintenance; the main factors for the court
shall consider of;

1. The income and property including marital property distributed of the parties when either seeking
maintenance as a spouse, parent, wage earner and homemaker;

2. The length of the marriage and the age and health (physical & mental) of both parties;

3. The presentation and future earning capacity of both parties;

4. The ability of the party for self-supporting;

5. The presence of children of the marriage in the individually homes of the parties;

Alimony is treated very differently than child support in the United States with respect to taxation. For
federal income tax purposes; Alimony is taxable income to the receiving spouse, and deducted from the
income of the paying spouse (the payor); includable in the payee's taxable income for the spouse who
receives and provides a tax deduction for the spouse who pays; however, payments are deductions to
the paying spouse and income to the receiving spouse if they are payable over an indefinite period. If a
party fails to pay alimony, there are not generally any special legal options available to the party that is
owed money.

Alimony decided on a case-by-case basis whether permanent or temporary, it's usually provided for only
a limited period of time but can end up earlier than the specified period if one spouse dies, remarries or
cohabitation (with another lover).