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How is spousal support calculated?

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there are many factors to be considered :

Length of marriage

What each person needs

What each person pays and can pay

Whether having job makes it hard to take care of children

Age and health of both people

Debts and property

Whether either spouse received help with education, training career, or professional liscence.

Whether there was any domestic violence.

Whether either was affected by un-employment

tax impact of spousal support

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