Spousal Support Guidelines

The Spousal Support Guidelines were created so there might be greater certainty and uniformity in making decisions about spousal support. These advisory guidelines are very different from the Federal Child Support Guidelines. They are not legislated by the federal government. They are informal guidelines that will operate on an advisory basis only.

The Spousal Support Guidelines may be used:

• to determine the amount of support to be paid and for how long
• to help negotiate spousal support
• to give spouses, lawyers, mediators, and judges a general idea about the amount of spousal support to be paid

They may not be used:

• to determine whether spousal support should be paid
• to deal with the effect of a prior agreement on spousal support

They are not legally binding and the court is not required to use them.

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