You have a right to ask for support if your spouse was supporting you during the marriage, however the duration of the support is going to be in relation to the length of the marriage. So in a short-term marriage like yours, where you were together less than a year, you are likely to only get temporary support. But this might be enough to help you get your own place and get back on your feet - what we sometimes call "rehabilitative support." So it could still be worth asking for, even if it is very short-term.
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