Child and Spousal Support | Family Law | Geary, Porter & Donovan | GPD

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Child Spousal support

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What matters in child spousal support

• The matter of child support
• Child support is money that one parent pays to
  the other parent in order to provide for the
  childs needs, such as food, clothing, housing,
  daycare, or activities. Obligor is the legal term
  for the parent who is ordered to pay child
  support. An Obligee is the parent receiving child
  support.

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The Matter of Spousal Maintenance

• In Texas, there is a distinction between spousal
  maintenance and contractual alimony. Spousal
  maintenance may be ordered by the court, while
  contractual alimony can only be agreed upon by
  the parties.
• Spousal maintenance is periodic payments from the
  future income of one spouse for the support of
  another spouse following divorce. The ability to
  obtain spousal maintenance is limited in Texas.
  

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The court may order spousal maintenance based
upon a number of factors, including

• education and employment skills of the spouses
• duration of the marriage
• the ability of a spouse to earn income
  sufficient to meet his/her minimum reasonable
  needs or
• assets that the requesting spouse has to meet
  his/her minimum reasonable needs.
• It is imperative to consult a lawyer to ascertain
  which factors would affect a specific case.

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• Handling the matter with Geary, Porter
  Donovan, P.C.FamilyLaw

We understand that this process is an investment
of trust, time and resources. We steward the
process with care and shrewdness. Your
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• "Child and spousal support are areas of the law
  that beg for creativity and thinking outside of
  the box.
• Larry L Martin
• "Think of child support as one of the ways to
  let your children know they are important.
• Julia A Henry
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