My spouse and I make the same amount of money. Will I get spousal maintenance?
No. Spousal MaintenanceThese are payments made from one spouse to another when one spouse cannot financially meet their reasonable needs on their own. The law permits spousal maintenance (or alimony as it’s called in other states) for several reasons—to help maintain the lifestyle the parties enjoyed…Read more about Spousal Maintenance is not necessary when the parties earn the same amount. A spousal maintenance award should not make it so the paying spouse has less IncomeAs defined by A.R.S. § 25-500(6), “any form of payment owed to an individual, regardless of source, including wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, workers' compensation, disability payments, payments pursuant to a pension or retirement program and interest.” See also child…Read more about Income than the recipient spouse.