Spousal maintenance is financial support paid by one party to a marriage or de facto relationship to the other in circumstances where they are unable to adequately support themselves. If a person cannot meet their own reasonable expenses from their own income, then the other party has a duty to support and maintain them if […]
Under the Family Law Act 1975, a person has a responsibility to financially assist their spouse or former de facto partner, if that person cannot meet their own reasonable expenses from their personal income or assets. The general viewpoint is that once the essential requirements are taken care of, the Court won’t do anything to order […]
Spousal maintenance is one of the most misunderstood areas of family law so we decided to write a brief article about it. There can be a need for one spouse to continue to financially support the other after a relationship breakdown. This applies to married, de facto or same sex couples relationships. This is termed […]