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Spousal Support in Oregon
Payment of spousal support, or alimony, is an important part of any divorce.
The law generally provides for three types of support: transitional, compensatory, and maintenance. Many factors can be applied within each of these types of spousal support. A divorce attorney can help ensure a fair result. The courts generally divide support payments into three categories:
- Transitional Spousal Support: This type of spousal support award is generally designed to enable one party financial support while they get back to work and become economically self-sufficient.
- Compensatory Spousal Support: This type of spousal support is based upon the contributions of one spouse toward the higher education and likely enhanced earning capacity of the other.
- Spousal maintenance support: This type of spousal support is awarded when there has been a marriage with a wide disparity of earning capacity and the need for an ongoing supplement to one spouse from the other.
It is important to remember that the court can award any combination of these types of support and that different statutory provisions and case law apply to each type. An experienced divorce lawyer can help ensure that you obtain a fair result in your divorce.
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