My spouse quit a higher-paying job to take a lesser-paying job. I believe my spouse did it to get out of paying spousal maintenance. Do I have any arguments I can make?
Yes. You can argue that your spouse should be attributed their former 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 for purposes of determining 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. To persuade the court, you will need to show your spouse’s decision to change job was unreasonable and that they are voluntarily and unreasonably underemployed.