Spousal Maintenance is generally awarded to a spouse who sacrificed their own career for the benefit of the marriage. New York has adopted “guidelines” that were intended to standardize the amount and duration of Spousal Support.
These guidelines use the income of each person to determine the amount of support and the length of the marriage to determine the duration. However, these are just guidelines, and you can create your own agreement based upon your individual situation.
Spousal Maintenance terminates upon the death of either party or upon the payee’s valid or invalid remarriage. In addition, the actual full or partial retirement of the payor with substantial diminution of income shall be a basis for a modification or termination of spousal maintenance.
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