Length of marriage

years

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Higher-earning spouse gross monthly income

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Lower-earning spouse gross monthly income

$ /mo

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Can the lower-earning spouse support themselves?

Standard of living during the marriage

Est. monthly alimony

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Estimated monthly alimony

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Michigan spousal support statute · Estimate only · not legal advice

How Michigan alimony works

Purely discretionary — no formula Key factors: Length of marriage, each spouse’s income, contributions to the household, current income levels and sources, future earning capacity, property awards, existing debts and financial obligations, health insurance costs, age and health of both parties, non-monetary contributions (homemaking, child-rearing, supporting spouse’s career advancement), standard of living during marriage Duration: Short marriages (under five years) rarely result in long-term support; Medium-length marriages (five to twenty years) may lead to rehabilitative alimony lasting several years; Long-term marriages (over twenty years) may justify permanent alimony

Temporary

Rehabilitative

Permanent

Reimbursement

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