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Going through a divorce?

Don’t let common mistakes make your situation harder than it needs to be. In this episode of A Father’s Rights Podcast, Chris Jackman dives into the top mistakes fathers often make during divorce and custody battles—and how you can avoid them. From procrastination to hiding financials, this episode is packed with actionable advice that could save you time, stress, and money in court.

🔑 Key Topics:
Why filing first can give you an edge ⚖️
The high cost of hiding financials 💸
Why trial might not be the best option for you ⚔️
And more practical insights you need!
🎧 Tune in now and take control of your case before it's too late!



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Avoid These Costly Divorce Mistakes Every Father Makes In this episode of "A Father’s Rights Podcast," Chris Jackman reveals the top 5 mistakes fathers commonly make during divorce and family law cases. From proc...

Will the court order spousal support in my case?
Spousal maintenance is decided on a case-by-case basis.

There are basically four ways in which a spouse can get an award for spousal maintenance:

1.) The spouse (who would be paying, also known as the obligor) has been convicted of or received deferred adjudication for a family violence offense against the other spouse or the other spouse’s child within two years before filing the divorce or while the divorce is pending. The length of the marriage is irrelevant.

2.) The marriage has lasted for at least 10 years and
the spouse seeking spousal maintenance (the obligee) lacks sufficient property or income to provide for their reasonable needs and
is either a) disabled, or b) primary caretaker of a disabled child, or c) lacks earning ability to provide for their minimum reasonable needs.

3.) The parties can agree that spousal maintenance is paid for a certain time period.

4.) If a spouse is a sponsored immigrant, they could enforce the Affidavit of Support executed by the other party and request that the court order the sponsor to provide the immigrant spouse 125 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines until the immigrant spouse becomes a U.S. citizen or until they have earned 40 credits of work history.