Q: Will I be mandated to pay alimony after a divorce?
Seriously thinking about getting a divorce and weighing out my options. I live in Michigan and earn about 60-80K more than my spouse in any given year. My children are fully grown and not financial dependents. There is legal written records of adultery on his end as well.
A:
An attorney would need some additional facts to determine your exposure to spousal support. Making that much more than your spouse is not a favorable factor for you, but would need to be weighed against how long you've been married, and evidence of his infidelity.
For all the people worried about having to pay spousal support, and all those who want to make the other person pay, the reality is that a relatively small number of cases end with a spousal support obligation.
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