<\/a>When couples go through a divorce<\/a>, one of the two spouses that are dependent on the other financially is awarded spousal support. The concept behind spousal support is to ensure that the standard of living experienced during the marriage is maintained to a reasonable extent post-divorce.<\/p>\n Is the court order at the time of divorce the final order, fixed for life and set in stone or are there some ways that a person can look to reduce the spousal support that is awarded to the other spouse? The answer is that yes, spousal support can be reduced.<\/p>\n If you are planning to go to court and apply for a modification request, you first need to read and understand the spousal support order. You cannot simply go to court with a modification request on the original spousal support order not knowing what it (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When couples go through a divorce, one of the two spouses that are dependent on the other financially is awarded spousal support. The concept behind spousal support is to ensure that the standard of living experienced during the marriage is…<\/span><\/p>\nThe first step is to understand and analyze the spousal support order<\/h2>\n