In Arizona, spousal maintenance is a court order requiring one spouse to make maintenance payments to the other for a period of time. Usually, alimony is paid monthly from one spouse to another for a specific number of years. Spouses can agree on the exact amount and duration of alimony with or without the intervention of the courts.
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Spousal maintenance and mediation in Arizona
15 July 2011 by admin | Family Law, Spousal Maintenance | No Comments
How is spousal maintenance determined in a Mesa AZ divorce case?
28 June 2011 by admin | Divorce, Spousal Maintenance | No CommentsArizona statues provide four factors for Arizona courts to consider when deciding whether to order spousal maintenance.
Clearinghouse Fee Changes Effective July 1, 2010
4 August 2010 by tdurkin | Child Support, Family Law, Spousal Maintenance | No CommentsThose of you who have an active Arizona child support or spousal maintenance case may have noticed a change in the Arizona Support Clearinghouse fee structure. On March 18, 2010, Governor Jan Brewer signed House Bill 2011, a bill that addresses the budget issues currently facing the State of Arizona. The support clearinghouse fee increase is part of that bill and the fee increase went into effect July 1, 2010.
Maricopa County Implements Accountability Court
11 July 2010 by tdurkin | Child Support, Spousal Maintenance | No CommentsMaricopa County recently implemented a new judicial tool to assist with the enforcement of unpaid child support and spousal maintenance orders. This new tool is called Accountability Court. The Accountability Court’s focus is on the strict enforcement of child support and spousal maintenance orders. Accountability Court is described as a problem-solving court, with the problem being parents and ex-spouses who are in contempt for nonpayment of a support order, and the solution being the motivation of the parent or ex-spouse with the obligation to come up with a reasonable plan to pay down the total amount owed.
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