What are the Laws for Texas Alimony? | Austin Divorce Attorney Explains

Featuring Texas divorce lawyer Erin Leake | 888-981-0085

Alimony, also known as spousal support or spousal maintenance, is a court-ordered payment that one spouse pays to another for a certain period of time following a divorce.

Erin Leake is a family law attorney with Vaught Law Firm in Austin, Texas. She focuses her practice on divorce, child support, child custody, and marital agreements.

In this interview, she answers questions about alimony in Texas, including how to modify payments and how the court calculates the amount.

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Topics covered in this interview:

0:24 - What is spousal maintenance?
0:42 - When is it awarded in Texas?
1:19 - How long does it last?
1:39 - How is the amount determined?
2:21 - What is the goal of spousal maintenance?
2:49 - Is there permanent spousal maintenance with no end date?

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