There’s no doubt that divorce is an expensive endeavor. You’ll have to split marital assets with your spouse in an equitable fashion, and child support may be on the line. But even if these two issues fall in your favor during your divorce proceedings, you still might come up short financially. This is especially true if you gave up on your education or career to raise your family or support your spouse. If that’s your situation, then you need to consider advocating for spousal support.
How can you build an effective case for spousal support?
There are multiple ways to approach your spousal support case. To give yourself the best possible chance of success, consider doing the following:
- Gathering evidence that establishes your marital standard of living, including the type and frequency of your dining out, shopping and vacationing.
- Showing that your spouse has the ability to pay spousal support without affecting their own standard of living all that much.
- Demonstrating that you’ll have a significant child caring responsibility that may necessitate funds in addition to child support, such as if you have to give up your job or cut your hours to care for your child.
- Illustrating the sacrifices you made for the sake of your marriage or your children.
- Presenting evidence of marital wrongdoing on your spouse’s part to draw sympathy for your position.
Don’t miss out on the spousal support you need and deserve
The outcome of your alimony dispute can make a huge difference in your future financial stability. But you’ll have to aggressively advocate for the support that you deserve. While this could include litigating the matter in court, it could also involve adept negotiating skills. Either way, you need persuasive evidence and clear legal arguments to secure the outcome you want. So, now is the time to get to work educating yourself on the law and developing the strongest legal strategy possible under your set of circumstances. Hopefully then you’ll be able to rest assured that you’ve done everything possible to protect your financial stability and the promise of your future.