As a Boise Divorce Lawyer people often ask me if they can get alimony in Idaho. Alimony is more commonly referred to as spousal support these days. While it is not very common in Idaho, there are situations where one party to a divorce will be ordered to pay spousal support.
Idaho Code 32-705 outlines the situations where alimony may be awarded after a divorce in Idaho. In general, if one party or the other lacks sufficient property to provide for themselves and they are unable to support themselves through employment, the court can award spousal support.
As a Boise Divorce Lawyer, people often ask if they can ask for alimony. Of course, you can always ask for it but the law applied today is different from years past. Before women routinely worked or had access to the workplace, alimony was provided so that women were not left destitute after they had spent their marriage in the home. Today, however, women have access to the workplace and more commonly have assets than not. It is a rare situation today where you will find that one party to a divorce does not have sufficient property or income to support themselves. If it is the situation, and it can happen (for example, if one party or the other has no work experience or training and there is little community property to divide between the parties), spousal support will be ordered but not indefinitely. An Idaho judge will often make the award for alimony a temporary order until the receiving party can get onto their fee.
If you need to speak to a Boise Divorce Lawyer call the Boise Divorce Law Center at (208) 472-2384 or visit us on the web at www.divorceboiseid.com
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