Spousal support is an allowance for nourishment or sustenance in which one spouse may be compelled to pay the other when they are living apart or have been divorced.
It refers to an allowance of money or property which is not intended as a division of marital property. A division of property must be made prior to and without regard to any award of spousal support.
Spousal Support is a property set aside for the specific and definite purpose of supporting and maintaining the former spouse.
The obligation to support a spouse is based on the marriage contract, which requires a married person to support his or her spouse.It