Wednesday, June 22, 2011

CAN I GET SPOUSAL SUPPORT IF I LOST MY JOB?

QUESTION: Is losing your job a reason to get spousal support? Can I get spousal support if I was fired from my job?

MY RESPONSE: Assuming that you are going through a divorce, or that in the divorce judgment, jurisdiction was reserved regarding spousal support for you, and that your divorcing spouse or former spouse is gainfully employed, you can seek spousal support, and likely receive an order for spousal support.

If your divorcing spouse or former spouse can prove to the Court that jobs are available within reasonable geographical proximity for which you are qualified to work, the Court could impute income to you, which may affect the amount of spousal support payable to you, or even whether or not the Court would order spousal support payable to you.

You should make a diligent effort to try to become re-employed, and keep detailed records of your efforts to become re-employed and the responses you received to those efforts, to demonstrate to the Court that you have been seeking employment.

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