Divorce Support Forums: Disabilty Penson

You're going to have to file for divorce and request spousal support .

Spousal Support: Not all cases involve support from one spouse to the other. The obligation of one spouse to support the other financially for a temporary or permanent basis is decided on a case-by-case basis as agreed to by the parties or at the court's discretion.

In addition to any other relevant factors considered, the court, in ordering spousal support and maintenance, shall consider the following factors: (1)Financial resources of the parties; (2)Ability of the party seeking support and maintenance to meet his or her needs independently; (3)Duration of the marriage; (4)Standard of living established during the marriage; (5)Age of the parties; (6)Physical and emotional condition of the parties; (7)Usual occupation of the parties during the marriage; (8)Vocational skills and employability of the party seeking support and maintenance; (9)Needs of the parties; (10)Custodial and child support responsibilities; (11)Ability of the party from whom support and maintenance is sought to meet his or her own needs while meeting the needs of the party seeking support and maintenance; (12)Other factors which measure the financial condition in which the parties will be left as the result of the action under which the determination of maintenance is made; and (13)Probable duration of the need of the party seeking support and maintenance.

The court may order support and maintenance to a party for an indefinite period or until further order of the court; provided that in the event the court determines that support and maintenance shall be ordered for a specific duration wholly or partly based on competent evidence as to the amount of time which will be required for the party seeking support and maintenance to secure adequate training, education, skills, or other qualifications necessary to qualify for appropriate employment, whether intended to qualify the party for a new occupation, update or expand existing qualification, or otherwise enable or enhance the employability of the party, the court shall order support and maintenance for a period sufficient to allow completion of the training, education, skills, or other activity, and shall allow, in addition, sufficient time for the party to secure appropriate employment. (Hawaii Statutes - Title 580 - Chapters: 47)

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