Alimony, spousal support and maintenance all mean pretty much the same thing, which is the money that one spouse regularly pays to another after a divorce. The reasons, amount, and length of time vary, however.

Why?
The idea behind spousal support is that many times the spouse who earns less, or who doesn’t work at all, does so by choice for the benefit of the household. A classic example is a stay-at-home parent. They are out of the workforce and maybe have been for some time. They simply don’t have the same earning potential (at least in the immediate future)…
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