Divorce Support Forums: Spousal Support 1 year?

I would have to agree with Gigi on this one....how can someone expect to agree to footing the bill for a college education when there appears to be no effort to have saved for it in the past during the marriage. My ex and I verbally agreed that we would do what we could when it came time for college...there are very few families that can pay 4 years of college out of their pocket without financial aid or grants of some kind. My daughter still went to college and graduated and my son is in school now and both my ex and I are contributing based on our incomes etc. As far as the spousal support, all things will be taken into consideration ie: current income of both parties, length of marriage, earning potential of both etc. I was subject to a work evaluation and although I only worked part time periodically through the marriage, they based my spousal support on what I COULD POTENTIALLY EARN as I re-entered the job market full time. Is November 19th the final hearing? The judge can help with the negotiations if this is just a pre-trial hearing and give you some idea of how he would decide the case if it went to trial. In my case, I was eager to settle to move on with my life, find a new home for me and my children so I negotiated with my ex to what we both considered fair. I did recieve less spousal support than I anticipated but to me it was worth not dragging out the whole process any longer (our divorce process lasted well over a year!) along with wasting more money for attorney's and not risking getting to trial before a judge and the outcome being worse for me than what I was negotiating for.

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