Spousal Support
Supporting you in spousal support matters
The attorneys at RISE Law Group have helped negotiate hundreds of spousal support awards. Let the experience of the RISE Law Group work for you. It is important that if spousal support is an issue in your dissolution, you have a knowledgeable attorney who knows the case law and statutes surrounding spousal support that can work for or against you so that you are awarded what you deserve. There are many aspects of spousal support that should be discussed with your attorney; each attorney at RISE Law Group can help walk you through what can be a complicated formula.
Both during and after the dissolution process, the Court may award spousal support to one party. If spousal support is awarded during the dissolution process, it is considered “temporary” spousal support and further orders of the Court may terminate this type of award before a permanent award is determined. An award of spousal support after trial may be for a certain amount of time or it may be indefinite.
An experienced attorney who is knowledgeable about Oregon and California spousal support laws can provide a reasonably accurate range of possible outcomes based on a party’s circumstances. At RISE Law Group, our attorneys have successfully handled hundreds of spousal support cases.
Types of Spousal Support
In Oregon, there are three distinct categories of spousal support:
Transitional spousal support: The intention of this category is to allow the party awarded support a set amount of time to reenter the work force and gain or continue education with the intention of becoming self-sustaining.
Maintenance spousal support: This category allows the party awarded support to maintain a similar standard of living they had become accustomed during the marriage and cannot wholly meet that standard through self-sufficiency alone. Most of the time, there is a noticeable disparity between the spouses' earning potential.
Compensatory spousal support: Awarded in limited circumstances when a spouse has made a significant financial or other contribution to the other spouse's education or career.
Each category has specific factors the Court will take into consideration that is dictated through Oregon statute. The attorneys at RISE Law Group can help educate, negotiate and advocate for your spousal support award, modification of award, or termination of award.
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