Spousal support (also known as alimony) is a court ordered payment from one spouse or domestic partner to help cover the other’s monthly expenses. In California, when it is between …

If you and your spouse agree about support, you can write up the agreement and make it a part of the final orders in your case (called the judgment). If you can't agree on long-term support, you …

The earnings assignment order tells your spouse's employer to take the support payments out of your spouse's pay. If your spouse also has a child support earnings assignment, the employer …

If you need help with the forms or can't afford your basic needs and the support payments, talk to staff at your court's Family Law Facilitator or Self-Help Center.

If something significant related to your financial situation changes after your divorce is final, you can ask the court to change your long-term spousal or domestic partner support order.

At the trial, you prove to a judge that your position on spousal support is the correct one. To prove this, you need to know how a judge makes decisions about support.

If you and your spouse or domestic partner agree about temporary spousal support, you can have your agreement made a court order without having to go in front of a judge.

When a couple separates, the spouse with less income often has immediate financial needs. As soon as a family law case is filed, that spouse can ask the court to order spousal support.

Spousal support index Find a specific page or step by step instructions within our spousal support section.

Dec 31, 2018 · California and the federal government have different tax laws about spousal support (also known as alimony). For California income taxes, the person paying support can …