alimony

What is the name of your state? oregon

have been married for 13years and have been a homemaker for the last 7 he has lived out of the home for the last 3 years and want to know if there is a formula for figuring out how much a state allows one to ask for spousal support...have a child support order already in place but over the last 3 years of our seperation he has continued to give me cash each week to live on and want to know what the law says about how much you are intitled to ask for

Go to your local library or better yet, go to a Major bookstore like Barnes and Noble and educate yourself on what you can or cannot get from your divorce for support. Know that you can recieve a portion of your spouses retirement if you have been married for over 10 years (depending on the state), you can get that from all the jobs he has held during your tenure of marriage, and lastly, remind your atty, that you will be able to gain 13 years of his retirement when that retirement age is here for him. Lastly, every state is different per how long you can obtain child support. I have heard women recieving them for 5 or more years. Educate, Educate, Educate yourself prior to going to your attourney. And be certain to get someone that is working for you, not just to get your money. My spouse stripped me of the finances prior to the marriage ended, and then made my life a living hell and had to flee from the abusive man and I have suffered since then with severe panic attacks and too, the reason for my asking in my thread was I have disability insurance that sucks, and the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that I have gotten from the abuse, is expensive to continue treatment. But I suggest you to go to the bookstore and get all that you can when you go to court rather than having to keep fighting for more later, which you may not get. God Bless you and Good luck in your divorce/ child support.

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Originally posted by free2bme
Lastly, every state is different per how long you can obtain child support. I have heard women recieving them for 5 or more years.

Child support is paid until the child(ren) reach the age of majority - this is state dependant. I think you are confusing child support and spousal support (alimony) - two totally different animals.

As far as I know, to the original poster, there is no set formula as SS is no longer as much of a slamdunk as it used to be. It sounds as though you have a good case for a couple of years anyway, but it's going to require you to go to work at the end of it. There are very few situations that permit for longterm spousal support.