You are not legally obligated to support her. If a divorce is filed the court could make alimony retroactive.
40% of the high earner's net monthly income minus 50% of the low earner's net monthly income. For instance, if Spouse A earns $5,000 per month and Spouse B earns $2,500 per month, temporary spousal support might be calculated as follows: 40% of $5,000 = $2,000. 50% of $2,500 = $1,250.
Without Child Support Formula The range here is 1.5-2%, times the income difference between the spouse's gross income, times the years of cohabitation to a maximum of 50% of that income difference. Finally, multiply these final numbers by the years of cohabitation: 94 12 = $1128.
For marriage/cohabitation periods of more than 20 years, or where the marriage is longer than 5 years and the age of the recipient plus the years of marriage is 65 years or more, (“Rule of 65”), support duration will be indefinite.
For marriage/cohabitation periods of more than 20 years, or where the marriage is longer than 5 years and the age of the recipient plus the years of marriage is 65 years or more, (“Rule of 65”), support duration will be indefinite.
California doesn't use a "calculator" for determining the amount of long-term spousal support. Instead, judges must decide how much to award after they've considered all of the following circumstances: each spouse's needs, based on the standard of living they had during the marriage.
Both forms of support are critical in ensuring a fair and equitable resolution following a separation or divorce. There exist two distinct types of spousal support: compensatory and non-compensatory.
The amount of support ranges from 1.5 to 2 per cent of the difference between the spouses' gross income amounts for each year of marriage or cohabitation, up to a maximum of 50 percent, (where 50 percent represents an equalization in income).