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We live in California and have been married for 10 and a half years with 1 child who is 14 years old. Spouse income is 15% greater than mine.
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You may not get spousal support but you should get child sup port.
Answered on Apr 09th, 2013 at 8:03 PM
Spousal support is based on the relative incomes of the parties. Meet with a family law attorney at least for an initial consultation to get a better idea of how much you might get. Sometimes when incomes are fairly even there is no spousal support. The court can retain jurisdiction, however, to award spousal support to either one of you in the future should either of you lose your job or your income should change substantially.
Answered on Apr 08th, 2013 at 9:39 PM
Yours is a long term marriage and you are certainly entitled to support. You should consult a family law attorney or facilitator to assist you.
Answered on Apr 08th, 2013 at 9:23 PM
Spousal support is at the desecration of the judge. The point of the support is to keep you at status quo until you can get on your feet without the additional income. If there was a large disparity of income during the marriage the court may award support to you. The court will look at many factors for this determination which would included the incomes, what each party did during the marriage, who contributed income to marriage, the duration, etc.
Answered on Apr 08th, 2013 at 9:01 PM
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It's possible but I would have to have more details to be able to give you a definitive answer. You may have a better chance at being awarded child support.
Answered on Apr 08th, 2013 at 8:52 PM
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Possibly. You have to have someone run child support and spousal support on the Dissomaster support program. A lot will depend on how much custody he gets with the child.
Answered on Apr 08th, 2013 at 8:21 PM