Legal Question in Family Law in Washington
Have been married for 2 years with a 7 month old kid. Wife relocated after marriage to US. For initial months she did not get the job and later she got pregnant. She is now working for 1.5 months. What is the maximum maintenance I could be pursued by the court to pay my wife in addition to child support? Wife's mnthly income after taxes is 3500 and mine 7500.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Forever ordered to pay all of your money. There is no set maximum time or amount. Strictly speaking you should not be ordered to pay more than you have the ability to pay, and only for so long as is necessary considering a variety of factors including length of marriage and others. Practically speaking, maintenance is probably not going to be for very long (anything more than a year would be very surprising based on the VERY LIMITED facts you allege). The amount I would throw a pretty vague ballpark in the 500-1500 neighborhood but it's impossible to be any more specific and that number is basically a slightly educated guess without knowing the specifics of your situations.
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