Is alimony always ordered when one spouse has supported another through school or in order to obtain a higher financial status through training, schooling or other systems?
A. In short, no – alimony is not always ordered. However, this situation creates a basis for the spouse who supported their partner through schooling to ask for alimony. This is especially true if the spouse who earned a degree or training certificate now makes a higher income than the supporting spouse. Since the schooling, degree or training was acquired during the marriage, the judge will most likely consider ordering alimony for a case like this.
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