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Securing Your Financial Future With A Corpus Christi Spousal Support Lawyer

Contemplating a divorce often means contemplating a future filled with financial worry. Concerns about meeting your basic living expenses or maintaining financial stability without your former spouse’s income are very real. An experienced spousal support lawyer can protect your rights and work to secure your financial future.

My name is Veronica Garza, and I am the founder of The Garza Law Firm. I have been helping people in the Corpus Christi area resolve their most challenging divorce and financial support issues since 2004. I personally handle every case, offering a compassionate, client-centered approach to provide clear guidance and reassurance throughout the legal process.

Who Can Qualify For Spousal Support In Texas?

Texas courts have strict requirements before they can order spousal maintenance. Generally, you must first prove that you lack sufficient property to meet your minimum reasonable needs after the divorce. Then, you must meet one of the following conditions:

  • Your marriage lasted at least 10 years.
  • You lack the ability to earn an income that meets minimal reasonable needs.
  • The paying spouse was convicted of family violence after your divorce was filed or within two years before the divorce was filed.
  • You aren’t able to earn an income because of a physical or mental disability.
  • You are the primary caregiver of a child from the marriage who has a physical or mental disability.
  • You are unable to earn sufficient income because of an incapacitating physical or mental disability.

If spousal maintenance is at issue in your divorce case, I can help you assess your financial needs. Whether you need financial support or are worried about being able to afford to pay financial support, I will advocate on your behalf for a fair and just solution.

How Is The Amount Of Spousal Support Determined?

Unlike child support, there is no set formula for determining the exact amount of court-ordered spousal maintenance. A judge will consider multiple factors, including:

  • Each spouse’s ability to provide for their own minimum reasonable needs
  • The length of the marriage
  • The requesting spouse’s age, education and employment history
  • Any contribution one spouse made to the other’s education or earning power
  • Any history of family violence or marital misconduct

Even after considering these factors, Texas law strictly caps the amount of court-ordered alimony payments. The amount cannot exceed the lesser of $5,000 per month or 20% of the paying spouse’s average monthly gross income.

Can Spousal Support Be Modified Or Terminated?

Court-ordered spousal maintenance will automatically terminate if the required term ends, either the spouse dies, or the recipient spouse remarries or moves in with a romantic partner.

A court may also modify the amount of maintenance if there has been a material and substantial change in circumstances since the order was signed. At The Garza Law Firm, I handle many different types of modification requests and can help you file a motion to modify or defend against a modification of post-divorce payments.

Talk To A Texas Spousal Support Lawyer

At The Garza Law Firm, I will work with you to assess your financial needs, explain your legal options and develop a strategy to protect your financial security. To schedule an appointment, you can call me at 361-579-1042. You can also send me a message through my website. I look forward to answering your questions and telling you more about how I can help you with your case.