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I filed for divorce in 2004 and it finalized in Dec '08. In June of '09 I was ordered to pay Temporary Spousal Support. As I understand this is for 50% of the marriage duration. I was married in Sep. '89. This would be a duration of approximately 7.25 years. I do not have counsel now and how can I get this Support terminated. My case was in Merced, CA. I now live in Alabama Broke and Desperate in Alabama
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You will have to refer to your judgment which would state the terms of your divorce. The 50% rule that you state is incorrect. In a long marriage--over 10 years--spousal support can be awarded for life or until remarriage. The spousal support award can be changed based on a change of circumstance such as change in job status or money earned.
If your divorce was finalized in '08--you would have had an order for spousal support then. I'm not sure what occurred in '09 as this would not be called 'temporary support' since your divorce was already finalized. If you have an order in '09, you will need to see exactly what the order states and for what period of time.
Answered on Aug 18th, 2014 at 2:01 PM