Q: How to legally terminate a court-ordered spousal maintenance
My husband got a Texas court-ordered spousal maintenance in his '09 divorce (after a 10+yr marriage) which is to end after employment, death, remarriage or cohabitation of his disabled ex. She informed him that she'll be moving in with her fiancé in December and marrying in April '23. What are the steps to legally end the spousal payments?
Thank you very much for any detailed explanation.
A:
At the outside, the longest court-ordered spousal maintenance can last in a Texas divorce decree is 10 years (if the spouses were married to each other for 30 years or more). Tex. Fam. Code 8.054.
If the decree was entered in 2009, it has already expired.
Otherwise, your husband should file a motion to modify to discontinue the obligation.
Note: Court-ordered spousal maintenance is different than contractual alimony.
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