Paige Elliott , P.C.

Alimony is available to either spouse in Alabama. The court looks at certain circumstances before making an award of alimony. Some of those circumstances include the length of the marriage, the ages of the parties, the fault of either spouse in bringing about the dissolution of the marriage, the educational background, work experience, physical health, and relative financial circumstances of the parties. There is no set formula for calculating the amount of alimony to be awarded. It can be an agreed-upon amount, a sum set by the court or it may be waived by the parties altogether. It is also possible for the issue of alimony to be reserved for a future order of the court. However, if alimony is waived, and there is no reservation of alimony in the divorce decree, the court cannot award it at a later date.