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well I mean in in Texas if you’ve got an
award of spousal maintenance person gets
married the spousal maintenance stops
and you run into that same issue where
where there’s cohabitation so spousal
maintenance is is meant to help a person
in a situation typically where they’ve
been a a stay-at-home parent and there
are a lot of different factors that that
come into play but it’s only during that
time say if they’re not cohabitating
with someone or they haven’t gotten
remarried and it’s really only designed
to help someone get back on their feet
so it’s difficult to qualify for spousal
maintenance in Texas as compared to you
know a lot of different jurisdictions
that you might have in you know
California or New York or a number of
different different states
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Dallas high-net-worth divorce attorney, Mark Scroggins, talks about subsequent marriages and how they impact spousal maintenance. He explains that in Texas, spousal maintenance is structured to provide support for a limited time and under specific circumstances. Once a person remarries, their spousal maintenance typically stops, and cohabitation with a new partner can also affect eligibility. Spousal maintenance is generally intended to assist someone—often a former stay-at-home parent—in getting back on their feet after a marriage. There are multiple factors the court considers, but overall, qualifying for spousal maintenance in Texas is more difficult compared to many other states, such as California or New York.
