If you are considering divorce, you may have concerns about your financial future. You may be wondering if you will be able to make ends meet and still maintain your current lifestyle. At Law Office of Brian Bagley, we can set your mind at ease and help you determine if you qualify for spousal maintenance.
Spousal Maintenance
In Texas, spousal support and spousal maintenance are different. Spousal support is a voluntary agreement between both parties to financially support the other spouse on agreed-upon terms during the divorce. Spousal maintenance, on the other hand, is ordered by the court. Under state law, the court cannot order a spouse—the “obligor”—to pay more than 20 percent of their gross monthly salary up to a maximum of $5,000.
Spousal Maintenance Eligibility
In Texas, divorced spouses do not automatically get spousal maintenance, it is awarded in very limited circumstances. Typically, spousal maintenance may be granted if the divorce would leave a spouse without sufficient funds to meet basic needs and at least one of the following is true:
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