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At The Cerda Law Offices, we represent clients from throughout the San Francisco, East Bay and Northern California areas in the divorce-related matters of spousal support and modifications to support agreements and court orders.
Spousal support, alimony, or spousal maintenance is the continued payment made from one spouse to another to maintain a certain standard of living after a divorce. In addition to child custody issues or division of property, it is one of the most contentious issues that parties may face. At the time of divorce, a spousal support determination will be made based on the standard of living of the parties at the time of divorce, each party’s needs and income, the duration of the marriage, and individual needs.
Either spouse (huband or wife) may be ordered to pay spousal support to the other. For couples married less than ten years, the typical length of spousal support to be ordered is one-half the length of the marriage. In long-term marriages (ten years or more), permanent alimony can be awarded (until the supported spouse’s death or remarriage), depending on the circumstances.
In awarding permanent spousal support, the the court must consider sixteen factors, which include: each party’s income and earnings; earning capacity; age and health of the parties; obligations and assets of each party; duration of the marriage; needs of each party based on the standard of living established during the marriage; education, job skills or occupation of each party, etc.
SPOUSAL SUPPORT (ALIMONY)
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The Cerda Law Offices
2175 N. California Blvd., Suite 775 71 Stevenson St., Suite 400
Walnut Creek, CA 94596 San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 925.946.4614 Phone: 415.655.6881
The Cerda Law Offices serves clients in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout Contra Costa County, Alameda County, Solano County, including the cities of Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Pittsburg, Brentwood, Antioch, Oakley, Orinda, Lafayette, Moraga, Oakland, Richmond, Dublin, Fairfield, Benicia, Benicia, Vallejo and San Francisco.
The Cerda Law Offices
2175 N. California Blvd.
Suite 775
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone: 925.946.4614
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71 Stevenson St.
Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone 415.655.6881
The Cerda Law Offices
2175 N. California Blvd., Suite 775 71 Stevenson St., Suite 400
Walnut Creek, CA 94596 San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 925.946.4614 Phone: 415.655.6881
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