Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

Re: alimony

The issues involved in determining whether a spouse will be required to pay alimony and how much and how long (called spousal maintenance in Washington) are how much does one spouse make versus the other, how long have the parties been married, what is the other spouses potential to make a reasonable income, and how long it will take to there. All that said, if you are divorced (you refer to your "ex wife," which suggests the divorce is final), getting an amendment to the entered decree to provide for spousal maintenance is a heavy burden for the party proposing the amendment to bear.