Unlike child support, spousal support is often very difficult (if not impossible) to modify after the divorce is final, so getting it right the first time is a must!
live in Ohio, been married almost 11 years. I am a 100% commissioned loan office in home loans / banking. My income was very good during the late 90's and into and up till 2003. However since the economy in ohio & nation has turned bad especially housing sector, my income is plumetting. my wife is a stay at home mom but did work prior to us having kids. She is a dental asst by trade and makes about 12-13 / hr. She does work every now and then throughout the marriage because dentist would call her and she would fill in. I have always paid for and kept current her dental asst radiographers license and xray license. Question - She is trying to claim that i make all this money and she makes nothing. Will the courts take into consideration the fact that I can document my income decline at no fault of mine. She wants to claim that i am trying to be underemployed.