Alimony/Support FAQs

Can my spouse quit working to avoid paying alimony? How is the supporting spouse's income used to determine alimony?

Can my spouse quit working to avoid paying alimony? How is the supporting spouse's income used to determine alimony?
A supporting spouse's income at the time of the alimony trial is the relevant earnings criterion for the payor, unless it appears there has been a deliberate attempt on the part of the supporting spouse to avoid financial responsibility by refusing to seek or accept gainful employment, by willfully refusing to secure or take a job, or by deliberately not applying him/herself to a business, by intentionally depressing income to an artificially low figure, or by intentionally leaving employment to go into another business.