Maine Alimony Estimator

How Maine alimony works

Purely discretionary — no formula Key factors: Length of the marriage, Ability of each party to pay, Age of each party, Employment history and employment potential of each party, Income history and income potential of each party, Education and training of each party, Provisions for retirement and health insurance benefits of each party, Tax consequences of the division of marital property, Health and disabilities of each party, Tax consequences of a spousal support award, Contributions of either party as homemaker, Contributions of either party to the education or earning potential of the other party, Economic misconduct by either party resulting in the diminution of marital property or income, Economic abuse by a spouse, Standard of living of the parties during the marriage, Ability of the party seeking support to become self-supporting within a reasonable period of time, Effect of actual or potential income from marital or nonmarital property, Effect of child support, Any other factors the court considers appropriate Duration: Rebuttable presumption against general support for marriages less than 10 years. Rebuttable presumption that general support may not exceed 1/2 the length of the marriage for marriages between 10 and 20 years. For marriages exceeding 20 years, the rebuttable presumptions go away, and the court has discretion to award lifetime spousal support.