How long must I be married to receive alimony?
There is no required time limit for an award of alimony. As
a very general rule, marriages that are zero to five years in length typically
do not involve alimony (although transitional alimony may be awarded in some
cases); marriages five to ten years in duration are more likely to qualify; ten
to fifteen years and fifteen to twenty year marriages have a high probability
of being alimony cases. It should be noted, however, that despite the length of
the marriage, adequate assets must be available from one party to the other in
order for the court to award alimony. The court has permanent alimony
jurisdiction over any marriage twenty years or greater.
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