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Montana calls spousal support "maintenance." Learn how courts apply the two-part threshold test and six statutory factors under MCA 40-4-203 to decide if: and how much: maintenance is awarded.
Nebraska alimony law explained: Neb. Rev. Stat. 42-365, how courts apply the reasonableness standard, statutory factors, termination on remarriage or death, modification rules, and tax treatment for 2026.
Alaska calls spousal support "spousal maintenance" under AS 25.24.160(a)(2). No formula -- courts weigh 6 factors. Property division comes first; reorientation and rehabilitative awards are short-term.
Hawaii spousal support (alimony) is governed by HRS § 580-47. Courts weigh 13 statutory factors with no formula. Learn how courts decide, what types exist, how long support lasts, and when it ends.
Learn how Mississippi alimony works: the Armstrong factors, four types of spousal support, fault rules, cohabitation termination, and federal tax treatment under current law.
Learn how Idaho spousal maintenance works under Idaho Code 32-705: the two-part threshold test, court factors including marital fault, no formula, tax rules, and when support ends.
Kansas calls spousal support "maintenance." Learn how courts award it, the 121-month statutory cap, termination on remarriage, and how local guidelines differ from state law.
Oregon calls it spousal support, not alimony. Learn about the three statutory types under ORS 107.105(1)(d) — transitional, compensatory, and spousal maintenance — how courts decide, and when it ends.
Oklahoma calls court-ordered spousal support "support alimony." Learn how courts decide under 43 O.S. 121 and 134, why there is no formula, how alimony ends on remarriage (with the 90-day exception), and the federal tax rules.
Learn how Arkansas alimony laws work under Ark. Code Ann. 9-12-312: no formula, discretionary need-and-ability standard, types of spousal support, and when alimony automatically ends.
Iowa spousal support (alimony) law explained: Iowa Code § 598.21A, four types (traditional, rehabilitative, reimbursement, transitional), 10 court factors, no formula, modification and tax rules for 2026.