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The court might set a deadline by which the recipient no longer qualifies, such as at the end of a 4-year degree, remarriage of a spouse or death of a spouse. It usually lasts indefinitely--until a court modifies or ends it. This is called “modifiable maintenance and is the result preferred by Missouri statutes.

Even if the court awards spousal support payments to your ex, you may be able to have them ceased after the divorce is over if: Their financial situation has improved. They completed their education, training, or vocational evaluation. They have remarried. They relocated.

The primary purpose of alimony is to help the lower-earning spouse maintain a standard of living similar to that enjoyed during the marriage, at least for a period of time. Missouri law does not provide a set number of years a couple must marry before alimony can be awarded.

Missouri statute requires that the spouse requesting maintenance not have the assets to meet their own reasonable needs. In addition, they either must not be able to support themselves by working or must have custody of a child whose “condition or circumstances” make it proper that they not work.

Calculation of alimony is generally done on a case-by-case basis by the Missouri family court judge who is responsible for the case. While some states have a fixed alimony calculation formula, in most cases the final amount and duration of alimony awarded (if alimony is awarded) is at the discretion of the judge.

In the 2023 session, the Missouri legislature passed a bill that changed the law regarding child custody. Under the new law that goes into effect August 28, 2023, a divorce court must apply a “rebuttable presumption” that an award of equal time or approximately equal time is in the children's best interests.

The conduct of the parties during the marriage. The age, and the emotional and physical condition of the spouse seeking alimony. The ability of the spouse who may provide spousal maintenance to meet both his needs and also the needs of the spouse seeking support.

The court will award spousal support payments when one party cannot maintain living expenses and the other party can ably provide financial support. The supported spouse may suffer some disability or is less advantaged in terms of education or employment.

The court will award spousal support payments when one party cannot maintain living expenses and the other party can ably provide financial support. The supported spouse may suffer some disability or is less advantaged in terms of education or employment.