Spousal Support and Alimony Attorney
Stephanie LH Barrie is a highly experienced, results oriented alimony and spousal support lawyer located in Gresham and serving all Multnomah and Clackamas Counties including Portland. She is a problem solver focused on your rights as it relates to alimony law and she will give you and your spousal support case the time and attention it deserves.
Unlike the case with child support, there is no formal calculator that can be followed to determine the amount of spousal support that may be awarded by a judge. Spousal support is based on many different factors which are specific to your individual circumstances.
Whether there are children of the marriage, income of the parties, health, assets, and length of marriage are some of the factors considered. If the parties cannot reach an agreement, then a judge may consider the issues at hand and award support accordingly. It is important to note that not all dissolutions result in an award of spousal support.
There are three different types of spousal support, depending on the facts of a case.
- The court can award transitional support to allow a spouse to obtain education or re-enter the work force.
- The court can award compensatory support to compensate one spouse for a contribution to the other’s career.
- The court can also award maintenance support to maintain a standard of living, which can be temporary or indefinite in length.
A spousal support order can be modified, but only where the court finds there has been a “significant, unanticipated change in circumstances.” This means something big changed, and it wasn’t something the parties foresaw at the time of the initial action.
If you need assistance with your spousal support case or just want to know what your options are, call (503) 492-1276 or complete the form on the left which we will receive immediately in email and we will be in touch quickly to schedule your consultation.