Legal Question in Family Law in Ohio

how long do you have to be married to get allimony from a husband? No children but wifes job is cutting hours and she has health issues. husband wants disolutionment, can you get allimony with this?


Asked on 9/18/11, 3:41 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Eric Willison Eric Eastman Willison

In Ohio, spousal support (formerly known as alimony) depends upon a lot of factors. But the primary factors are the length of the marriage, whether the party seeking spousal support gave up upon his or her career in order to be a homemaker, whether or not the party seeking spousal support will be able to maintain a lifestyle similar to that enjoyed during the marriage, and/or the ability of the party seeking spousal support to support him/herself.

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Answered on 9/21/11, 10:10 am


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