Maximizing your spousal maintenance

Send us Fan MailSpousal maintenance - what used to be called alimony - can be a key negotiating point in a divorce. In this episode of the Modern Divorce Podcast, Family Law Attorney Billie Tarascio talks with Ryan Claridge, a Modern Law attorney, who talks about the strategies involved when it comes time to asking for spousal maintenance. It's not a divorce penalty, Ryan says, but it is a bridge for one spouse who makes less money than the other, to receive income from the other spouse for a period of time. Sometimes courts look at spousal maintenance as "compensatory," such as when one spouse supports another while getting a college degree, for instance. For anyone who is in the midst of splitting up and potentially receiving - or paying - spousal maintenance, this discussion is all about your money and how you can make the most of it.