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!
Here is a head scratcher for you! Was married 26 years. Have been divorced 11 years. Spousal Support was granted to me until I die, or remarry. My EX has petioned the court to Terminate the SS. I then proceeded to submit a motion of my own which is to re-calculate my SS for an increase. When I went to file the motion, I was told I had to pay a $375. penalty for not formally submitting a Response to my divorce 11 years ago! I had no idea I was supposed to! We divorced with the help of a Mediation Lawyer. Everything was agreed upon, so I had no motion to respond for! Was I supposed to know this? Do I have any recourse?