Jersey City Divorce Attorney

Handling Spousal Support/Alimony throughout Northern New Jersey

Are you concerned about spousal support or alimony, whether or not you qualify, or how it will affect your divorce or legal separation? Artusa Law Firm can help you with this very important issue. The firm focuses on New Jersey family law and thus has extensive knowledge in all divorce matters. A Jersey City divorce lawyer at the firm can provide the answers you need as well as the skilled legal counsel and representation necessary to safely guide you through the spousal support or alimony aspect of your divorce or legal separation.

Whether you are concerned about receiving spousal support or worried about having to pay it, contacting a Jersey City divorce attorney at Artusa Law Firm is the best thing you can do to get the necessary information and understanding about this often complex subject.  Artusa Law Firm represents clients in Jersey City and throughout Northern New Jersey and welcomes you to schedule an initial consultation with a divorce lawyer.

Spousal Support in New Jersey

As of 1999, four types of alimony are available in New Jersey. They are:

• Limited duration alimony, awarded when economic assistance is required for a limited time
• Permanent alimony, awarded until the receiving spouse remarries
• Reimbursement alimony, awarded for a limited time to a spouse who supported the other through an advanced education
• Rehabilitative alimony, awarded to a spouse who needs rehabilitative education or other steps so that he or she may support themselves independently

In calculating alimony or spousal support, New Jersey courts must consider very specific factors. Guidelines and standards exist for the courts, but there is no single formula that is used for all. Each case is decided on its own merits, considering the marital lifestyle that existed during the marriage, the supporting spouse's ability to pay, and the receiving spouse's ability for self-support.

If you need professional legal help in resolving a spousal support or alimony matter, contact a Jersey City divorce lawyer at Artusa Law Firm today!