Spousal Support is financial assistance paid by one Spouse to another Spouse for a set period of time. Spouses can agree to Spousal Support in their Divorce Settlement Agreement or the Court may order Spousal Support if the parties do not have an agreement.

  Spousal Support is also called Alimony. Spousal support orders include information about when Spousal Support will terminate. Spouses may agree to Spousal Support in their Settlement Agreement in San Bernardino, or the Court can order Spousal Support if they do not have an agreement. Spousal Support cases are legally known as Spousal Maintenance cases. Spousal maintenance is the same thing as Spousal Support. Spousal support and alimony mean the same thing – financial assistance from one Spouse to another for a set period of time after Divorce or Annulment.

Spouses may agree to Spousal Support in their Divorce Settlement Agreement or the Spouse seeking Spousal Support may file a Spousal Maintenance Request with the Court. Spouses can agree to Spousal Support any time before or after they are divorced. However, if you do not have an agreement for Spousal Support and the Spouse seeking Spousal Support does not file a Spousal Maintenance Request with the Court and ask for Spousal Support, then Spousal Support will not be ordered. Spouses can also agree to Spousal Support at any time after they are divorced or separated.

In Spousal Support cases in San Bernardino, the Spouse seeking Spousal Support is called the "supported Spouse" and the Spouse paying Spousal Support is called the "supporting Spouse". Spousal support and alimony mean the same thing – financial assistance from one Spouse to another for a set period of time after the Divorce or Annulment. Spouses can agree to Spousal Support in their San Bernardino Divorce Settlement Agreement, or the Spouse seeking Spousal Support may file a Spousal Maintenance Request with the Court. Spouses can also agree to Spousal Support at any time after they are divorced or separated.