What are the standards to get spousal support?
Spousal support is based on several factors the most important of which is the need of one party as balanced against the ability of the other party to pay support. The length of the marriage is considered and the longer the marriage, the longer the right to receive spousal support. In cases where both parties have equal income, even in long term marriages, the court will generally reserve the right to make a spousal support order in the future if it is not made at the time of the divorce.
