Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Re: divorce

There is NO ALIMONY in the State of Texas.

Re: divorce

There is NO ALIMONY in the State of Texas.

Re: divorce

There is NO ALIMONY in the State of Texas.

Re: divorce

There is NO ALIMONY in the State of Texas.

Re: divorce

Although technically not called "alimony" in most case in Texas, "spousal maintenance" is available in under certain circumstances. This is primarily an issue of semantics.

Spousal maintenance is available as a remedy on a temporary basis while a divorce is pending. A court order is required to obtain temporary maintenance.

Also, longer-term spousal maintenance may be awarded when a marriage has lasted at least 10 years; and

1. One of the spouses does not have the means of independent support due to a lack of job skills, for example as a result of having been out of the job market for a long time;

2. There is a child of the marriage who is disabled and requires substantial care; or

3. If one of the spouses is personally physically or mentally disabled.

Maintenance may be awarded in a divorce if there has been family violence.

Maintenance usually can last up to three years.

There is also a way to have alimony awarded by the agreement of the parties as one of the terms of settlement. This is called contractual alimony.