Kansas Divorce Laws on Alimony
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Maintenance (alimony) may be in lump sum, in periodic payments, on a percentage of earnings or on any other basis, in an amount the court finds to be just, fair, and equitable under all of the circumstances. The maintenance award may not exceed 121 months, however at some point before the expiration of the stated period of time, the receiving party may apply to have the award extended and the court may extend the award, at its discretion, to a time not exceeding 121 months.

-From 60-1610 of the Kansas Statutes.

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This information has been summarized from the Kansas statutes. You can find the full-text version of these and other Kansas divorce statutes online here: Kansas divorce laws (when you get there, go to "Chapter 60 - Procedure, Civil" under the Table of Contents, then go to "Article 16 - Divorce and Maintenance").