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Scenario
Analysis - Spousal Maintenance
Spouse or spousal maintenance is an important part of many financial settlements. Often a non-earning spouse depends on this income. |
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Spousal Maintenance - Scenario Analysis Example #1
When Mr J saw us he had been separated for 3 years. He and his wife sold their home, divided the proceeds and continued working as before. He was a consultant and Mrs J was a Business Manager. Their 12 year old daughter lived with her and he paid child support. Mrs J had now lost her job and he had a lawyer's letter requesting payments of maintenance for his wife.
Our solution:
We advised that he should resist the claim. Although it was possible in principle we considered that his wife had demonstrated that she could find employment. It highlighted that it was a pity they had not settled matters with a consent court order when they sold the house. Eventually Mr J paid a relatively small sum to dispose of the claim and consent orders were made finalising claims once and for all.
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