| Spousal support - also known as Maintenance | | | | during the marriage. |
| or Alimony - is seeing an emerging new trend, | | | | |
| according to the Colorado-based law firm of | | | | 2) The marketable skills of each spouse - |
| Hull & Zimmerman. That trend is the division | | | | i.e., how likely each person will be able to |
| of stock options. | | | | support themselves to such as a degree as is |
| | | | comparable to the standard of living achieved |
| As more and more people are awarded stock | | | | during the marriage. |
| options through their place of employment, | | | | |
| Colorado courts are starting to take those | | | | 3) The duration of the marriage |
| options into account when it comes to the | | | | |
| division of assets following a divorce. | | | | 4) The age and health of each spouse. |
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| This is just one reason why experts recommend | | | | Alimony, once established, is hard to change. |
| enlisted the services of a qualified attorney | | | | Basically, in most cases, alimony changes |
| if you are undergoing a divorce. | | | | only when one person either dies or gets |
| | | | re-married. Because it's so hard to change |
| In addition to stock options, there are many | | | | later, it's important to obtain proper |
| other factors involved in determining the | | | | alimony right away. |
| amount of alimony one spouse receives from | | | | |
| the other. According the Hull & Zimmerman, | | | | Experts agree -- an attorney familiar with |
| four other main factors are: | | | | Colorado divorce law is an invaluable asset |
| | | | when it comes time obtain spousal support. |
| 1) The standard of living of the spouses | | | | |