Reducing or terminating a Spousal Maintenance Order
Can I apply to reduce or terminate a Spousal Maintenance Order? Historically Courts have been fond of making what are known as ‘joint lives’ Spousal Maintenance Orders when couples divorce. A joint lives Order is where the Court orders spousal maintenance to be paid until the death of either spouse, or until the receiving spouse remarries. Spouses and ex-spouses who are required to make payments under these orders often feel aggrieved, especially where the receiving spouse treats it as a meal ticket...
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