Divorce

If you are in the process of getting a divorce, a judge may order your spouse to provide you with financial support, also known as alimony. A judge can issue a temporary order while the divorce is going on and a final order will last for a certain period of time once the divorce ends.¹

Some of the factors that a judge will consider when deciding whether to give you alimony are each spouse’s financial position, income, age, health, earning capacity, your contribution as a homemaker (if applicable), your career before the marriage, the standard of living during the marriage, and how long the marriage lasted.²

The judge can also grant you alimony for the purpose of getting job training or education towards a career, especially if your spouse improved his/her education or career during the marriage and if you financially supported him/her during that time.³

If the paying spouse’s income changes by 20 percent or more, this could be a reason that the alimony amount may be modified (changed).⁴

¹ N.R.S. § 125.150(1)(a)
² N.R.S. § 125.150(9)
³ N.R.S. § 125.150(10)
⁴ N.R.S. § 125.150(12)