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spousal supports one of the most
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contentious issues on divorce cases
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and it causes a lot of additional
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litigation and money
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um in cases where it doesn’t necessarily
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have to be as a practitioning attorney
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we look primarily at one of a few
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factors
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the most important factors are the
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length of the marriage how much do both
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parties make
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presently and during the course of the
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marriage and what is the need of the
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spouse who’s asking for spousal support
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is she receiving a large lump sum
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payment in cash or receiving substantial
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assets
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or if she’s not then is the other party
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able to
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have the ability to pay them to provide
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the standard of living that they were
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accustomed to
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during the marriage