Alimony Law in Arizona
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Alimony Guidelines.
Arizona does not consider marital misconduct when awarding alimony, but will consider all relevant factors, including the following guidelines:

1. The standard of living established during the marriage.

2. The duration of the marriage.

3. The age, employment history, earning ability and physical and emotional condition of the spouse seeking alimony.

4. The ability of the spouse from whom alimony is sought to meet his or her needs while meeting those of the spouse seeking alimony.

5. The comparative financial resources of the spouses, including their comparative earning abilities in the labor market.

6. The contribution of the spouse seeking alimony to the earning ability of the other spouse.

7. The extent to which the spouse seeking alimony has reduced his or her income or career opportunities for the benefit of the other spouse.

8. The ability of both parties after the divorce to contribute to the future educational costs of their mutual children.

9. The financial resources of the party seeking alimony, including marital property apportioned to such party, and such party's ability to meet his or her needs independently.

10. The time necessary to acquire sufficient education or training to enable the party seeking alimony to find appropriate employment and whether such education or training is readily available.

11. Excessive or abnormal expenditures, destruction, concealment or fraudulent disposition of community, joint tenancy and other property held in common.

 

Reasons for Awarding Alimony.
A court in Arizona may grant an award of alimony for either spouse for any of the following reasons if it finds that the spouse seeking alimony :

1. Lacks sufficient property to provide for his or her reasonable needs;

2. Is unable to support himself or herself through appropriate employment or lacks the earning ability to support him or herself;

3. Is the custodian of a child whose age or condition is such that the custodian should not be required to seek employment outside the home;

4. Contributed to the educational opportunities of the other spouse; or

5. Had a marriage of long duration and is of an age which may preclude the possibility of gaining employment adequate to support himself or herself.

-From 25-319 of the Arizona Statutes.

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This information has been summarized from the Arizona statutes. You can find the full-text version of these and other Arizona divorce statutes online here: Arizona divorce laws.