{"id":26101,"date":"2018-07-26T14:48:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T14:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/?p=26101"},"modified":"2018-07-26T14:48:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T14:48:00","slug":"understanding-spousal-support-law-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Spousal Support (In Law We Trust)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Understanding Spousal Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the most complex areas of divorce court can center on spousal support. Many people don\u2019t even have a true understanding of what spousal support is or when it is appropriate. A divorce attorney for men can readily identify when their client is being asked to do something that is unfair or financially unreasonable, but without proper guidance, a client may settle for less than they deserve. This is why it\u2019s incredibly important to understand spousal support and what it\u2019s intended for.<\/p>\n<p>Spousal support, or alimony, is the agreement between parties or a decision by the court in which one party pays their spouse a sum of money either as a lump sum or over the course of several years. There are many factors that the court may take into consideration when evaluating whether or not spousal support is appropriate in a particular case.<\/p>\n<p>Such considerations include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Standard of living in comparison to how a divorce will impact that standard<\/li>\n<li>Age and health of each spouse<\/li>\n<li>Longevity of the marriage<\/li>\n<li>The ability to pay alimony<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There isn\u2019t one clear-cut definition of the reason that a court may deem an individual responsible for paying alimony, but a divorce attorney for men can help express why this is or is not the proper avenue. Historically, alimony has been paid in the event that a homemaker is 100% reliant on her husband\u2019s income. However, most households today require two earners.\u00a0 Today, women typically viewed as more independent than previous generations, so alimony has tapered off over the years.<\/p>\n<p>In Law We Trust is a dedicated divorce attorney for men that can help you understand spousal support.\u00a0Don\u2019t settle for what someone else says you have to do. Learn more about your rights and responsibilities. Contact us today for a consultation about your particular case. Our services are confidential.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding Spousal Support One of the most complex areas of divorce court can center on spousal support. Many people don\u2019t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,64,1075,2154,2173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-law","category-family-lawyer-in-tampa-fl","category-divorce","category-divorce-attorney-for-men","category-family-lawyer-for-men"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.8 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Understanding Spousal Support (In Law We Trust) - MMG Resources<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Understanding Spousal Support (In Law We Trust)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Understanding Spousal Support One of the most complex areas of divorce court can center on spousal support. Many people don\u2019t [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MMG Resources\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-07-26T14:48:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MediaBeast\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MediaBeast\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"MediaBeast\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f1e4fbc14f15dffe99af02d0efb60287\"},\"headline\":\"Understanding Spousal Support (In Law We Trust)\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-26T14:48:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":323,\"articleSection\":[\"Family Law\",\"Family Lawyer in Tampa FL\",\"Divorce\",\"divorce attorney for men\",\"family lawyer for men\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\\\/\",\"name\":\"Understanding Spousal Support (In Law We Trust) - MMG Resources\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-26T14:48:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f1e4fbc14f15dffe99af02d0efb60287\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Understanding Spousal Support (In Law We Trust)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/\",\"name\":\"MMG Resources\",\"description\":\"Company Portal\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f1e4fbc14f15dffe99af02d0efb60287\",\"name\":\"MediaBeast\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"\\\/\\\/www.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2f2d8caf201e84c7b1c6349c85ac5699?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=mm\",\"url\":\"\\\/\\\/www.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2f2d8caf201e84c7b1c6349c85ac5699?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=mm\",\"contentUrl\":\"\\\/\\\/www.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2f2d8caf201e84c7b1c6349c85ac5699?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=mm\",\"caption\":\"MediaBeast\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/themediabeast.com\\\/resources\\\/author\\\/mediabeast\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Understanding Spousal Support (In Law We Trust) - MMG Resources","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Understanding Spousal Support (In Law We Trust)","og_description":"Understanding Spousal Support One of the most complex areas of divorce court can center on spousal support. Many people don\u2019t [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\/","og_site_name":"MMG Resources","article_published_time":"2018-07-26T14:48:00+00:00","author":"MediaBeast","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MediaBeast","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\/"},"author":{"name":"MediaBeast","@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/#\/schema\/person\/f1e4fbc14f15dffe99af02d0efb60287"},"headline":"Understanding Spousal Support (In Law We Trust)","datePublished":"2018-07-26T14:48:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\/"},"wordCount":323,"articleSection":["Family Law","Family Lawyer in Tampa FL","Divorce","divorce attorney for men","family lawyer for men"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\/","url":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\/","name":"Understanding Spousal Support (In Law We Trust) - MMG Resources","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-07-26T14:48:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/#\/schema\/person\/f1e4fbc14f15dffe99af02d0efb60287"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/understanding-spousal-support-law-trust\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Understanding Spousal Support (In Law We Trust)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/#website","url":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/","name":"MMG Resources","description":"Company Portal","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/#\/schema\/person\/f1e4fbc14f15dffe99af02d0efb60287","name":"MediaBeast","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f2d8caf201e84c7b1c6349c85ac5699?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=mm","url":"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f2d8caf201e84c7b1c6349c85ac5699?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=mm","contentUrl":"\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f2d8caf201e84c7b1c6349c85ac5699?s=96&#038;r=g&#038;d=mm","caption":"MediaBeast"},"url":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/author\/mediabeast\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26101"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26101"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26102,"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26101\/revisions\/26102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themediabeast.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}