From Well+Good: There are more 750,000 divorces each year in the United States. Of those couples, 10-15% result in spousal support. Also known interchangeably as alimony, spousal support is the financial assistance and monetary aid provided by one spouse to another after a marriage ends. The goal is to help maintain the marital standard of living and assist the lower earner in becoming more self-sufficient.

A 2018 report by The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers revealed more than half of the 1,650 surveyed lawyers had seen an increase in women paying spousal support. While men still come out on top in overall wages, more and more women are becoming the breadwinners. The 2018 census revealed that among heterosexual married couples, 1 in 4 women were the primary household earners. Therefore, in the name of divorce, more women are paying up.

For better or for worse, judges generally stick to the monetary facts—not the details of which party manages the house. “It doesn’t matter who is stay-at-home,” explains Kelly Chang Rickert, who's been a family law attorney for over 22 years.

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