{"id":2770,"date":"2023-11-06T22:29:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T04:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2770"},"modified":"2023-11-20T06:58:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T12:58:08","slug":"texas-appeals-court-reverses-spousal-maintenance-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-appeals-court-reverses-spousal-maintenance-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Appeals Court Reverses Spousal Maintenance Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trial courts are permitted to award Texas spousal maintenance in only limited circumstances.\u00a0 If the spouse meets the eligibility requirements for maintenance, the court must consider a number of factors to determine the nature, amount, and duration.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 8.052. Spousal maintenance is limited to the lesser of $5,000.00 or 20% of the spouse\u2019s average monthly gross income. Certain items are excluded from \u201cgross income,\u201d including service-connected Veterans Affairs disability payments, supplemental security income (\u201cSSI\u201d), social security benefits, or disability benefits. Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 8.055.\u00a0 A husband recently challenged<\/a> an order requiring him to pay spousal maintenance.<\/p>\n

Wife Seeks Spousal Maintenance<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the appeals court\u2019s opinion, the parties got married in 2006 and the wife filed for divorce in 2019.\u00a0 The wife sought spousal maintenance pursuant to Chapter 8 of the Texas Family Code and based on \u201ccontractual alimony.\u201d She testified she was unable to work due to medical issues.\u00a0 She said she lived with her daughter and did not have any income.<\/p>\n

The wife testified the husband received $3,809.02 monthly from the Department of Veterans Affairs (\u201cVA\u201d) and $816 per month in social security.\u00a0 She also testified that he also earned income by performing in a band.\u00a0 She said he was paid under the table and was unable to estimate how much he earned.<\/p>\n

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Trial courts are permitted to award Texas spousal maintenance in only limited circumstances.\u00a0 If the spouse meets the eligibility requirements for maintenance, the court must consider a number of factors to determine the nature, amount, and duration.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 8.052. 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