San Francisco Spousal Support Attorney

Working to Get the Spousal Support Agreement You Deserve

In many marriages, the two spouses may contribute in different ways to the overall lifestyle and household. While one spouse may contribute more financially, the other may contribute more in terms of running the household, raising children, and other important elements to running the family. When two people decide to end the marriage, the impact of the change in financial status is often felt more significantly by one spouse than by the other. Spousal support, also known as alimony, is payment of financial support by one divorcee to his or her former partner. Spousal support is either determined in a written agreement or by a court order and can vary in both duration and amount.

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Types of Spousal Support in California

Permanent spousal support: As the name suggests, this is spousal support payments made regularly by the paying spouse to the supported spouse for the foreseeable future. While it is permanent, some major life events, such as an inheritance or a new marriage, may qualify for a modification of the spousal support agreement.

Spousal support may be determined either in a written agreement between the two spouses, in a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement, or by court order. In divorce mediation or litigation where spousal support has not been determined by a previous agreement, the spouses can request one or both types of spousal support to be included in the final divorce agreement.

For more information about spousal support, contact San Francisco divorce Attorney Diana Romanov at Romanov Law today. With extensive experience representing clients in both California and in Germany, Attorney Diana has the well-rounded, in-depth legal skills you need to reach a fair spousal support agreement.

For more detail, see our California spousal support and financial relief guide.