Spousal Maintenance

In any Minnesota divorce, spousal maintenance – which is still often referred to as alimony – is typically one of the most emotional issues, but it doesn’t have to be. A judge can draw on thousands of family law cases to guide him or her in deciding spousal maintenance. It is important to select a lawyer wisely if spousal maintenance […]

Spousal maintenance is usually ordered by the court to be paid by one spouse to another when one spouse lacks the capacity to become fully self-supporting even when the income and resources available to that spouse has been taken into consideration. The court will typically order spousal maintenance where one spouse is unable to become self-supporting while the other is […]