TemporarySpousalMaintenanceGuidelinesCalculator(IncludesLowIncomeAdjustment)
INSTRUCTIONS PUT INCOMES IN FIELDS 1 & 2 AND PRESS ENTER. I. INCOME 1.Plaintiff 2.Defendant IncomeOver500K 3.Plaintiff 4.Defendant II. CALCULATIONS Income(upto$500,000): 5.Plaintiff 6.Defendant BasicCalculation: 7.CalculationA 8.CalculationB 9.GuidelineAmount LowIncomeCalculation (If Applicable): 10.PayorIncomeminusGuidelineAmount 11. Low Income Award TOSTARTOVER>
CLEAR FORM
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00 $0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
30%ofPayor'sIncomeminus20%ofPayee'sIncome 40%ofCombinedIncomeminusPayee'sIncome TheGuidelineAmountistheLesserofLine7andLine8;orzeroifLine8islessthanorequalto0
$0.00
$0.00
Wheretheguideline amount would reduce thepayer'sincomebelow theselfsupport reserve($14,702); theawardisthepayor'sincomeminustheselfsupportreserve.IfLine11equalszero,thereisno adjustmentforlowincome.
III. AWARD PAYOR: 12.AnnualAmount 13.MonthlyPayment 14.BiWeeklyPayment 15.WeeklyPayment
N/A
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
IncomeExceeds$500,000:Ifthepayor'sincomeexceeds$500,000,thecourtconsidersthe19factorsset forth in DRL 236 Part B(5-A)(C)(2)(A) in determining any additional award of temporary maintenance based on the income above $500,000. SeePage2foralistofthesefactors. AdjustmentofAward:The court mayadjust theaward if it finds theaward is unjust orinappropriate based on consideration of 17factorsset forth in DRL.236 Part B(5-A)(E)(1). SeePage3for alist ofthese factors.
PAGE2 INCOMEEXCEEDS$500,000:FORTHEPAYOR'SINCOMEINEXCESSOF$500,000, THE COURTSHALL DETERMINE ANYADDITIONAL GUIDELINEAMOUNTOF TEMPORARY MAINTENANCETHROUGHCONSIDERATIONOFTHEFOLLOWINGFACTORS: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) THELENGTHOFTHEMARRIAGE; THESUBSTANTIALDIFFERENCESINTHEINCOMESOFTHEPARTIES; THESTANDARDOFLIVINGOFTHEPARTIESESTABLISHEDDURINGTHEMARRIAGE; THEAGEANDHEALTHOFTHEPARTIES; THEPRESENTANDFUTUREEARNINGCAPACITYOFTHEPARTIES; THENEEDOFONEPARTYTOINCUREDUCATIONORTRAININGEXPENSES; THEWASTEFULDISSIPATIONOFMARITALPROPERTY; THETRANSFERORENCUMBRANCEMADEINCONTEMPLATIONOFAMATRIMONIALACTIONWITHOUTFAIRCONSIDERATION;
11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19)
THEEXISTENCEANDDURATIONOFAPREMARITALJOINTHOUSEHOLDORAPREDIVORCESEPARATEHOUSEHOLD; ACTSBYONEPARTYAGAINSTANOTHERTHATHAVEINHIBITEDORCONTINUETOINHIBITAPARTY'SEARNINGCAPACITYORABILITYTOOBTAINMEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT.SUCHACTSINCLUDEBUTARENOTLIMITEDTOACTSOFDOMESTICVIOLENCEASPROVIDEDINSECTIONFOURHUNDREDFIFTYNINEAOFTHESOCIAL SERVICESLAW; THEAVAILABILITYANDCOSTOFMEDICALINSURANCEFORTHEPARTIES; THECAREOFTHECHILDRENORSTEPCHILDREN,DISABLEDADULTCHILDRENORSTEPCHILDREN,ELDERLYPARENTSORINLAWSTHATHASINHIBITEDORCONTINUES TOINHIBITAPARTY'SEARNINGCAPACITYORABILITYTOOBTAINMEANINGFULEMPLOYMENT; THEINABILITYOFONEPARTYTOOBTAINMEANINGFULEMPLOYMENTDUETOAGEORABSENCEFROMTHEWORKFORCE; THENEEDTOPAYFOREXCEPTIONALADDITIONALEXPENSESFORTHECHILDORCHILDREN,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,SCHOOLING,DAYCAREANDMEDICAL TREATMENT; THETAXCONSEQUENCESTOEACHPARTY; MARITALPROPERTYSUBJECTTODISTRIBUTIONPURSUANTTOSUBDIVISIONFIVEOFTHISPART; THEREDUCEDORLOSTEARNINGCAPACITYOFTHEPARTYSEEKINGTEMPORARYMAINTENANCEASARESULTOFHAVINGFOREGONEORDELAYEDEDUCATION, TRAINING,EMPLOYMENTORCAREEROPPORTUNITIESDURINGTHEMARRIAGE; THECONTRIBUTIONSANDSERVICESOFTHEPARTYSEEKINGTEMPORARYMAINTENANCEASASPOUSE,PARENT,WAGEEARNERANDHOMEMAKERANDTOTHE CAREERORCAREERPOTENTIALOFTHEOTHERPARTY;AND ANYOTHERFACTORWHICHTHECOURTSHALLEXPRESSLYFINDTOBEJUSTANDPROPER.
PAGE3 ADJUSTMENTOFAWARD:THECOURTMAYADJUST AN AWARD IF IT FINDSTHE AWARDIS UNJUSTORINAPPROPRIATEBASED ON CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWINGFACTORS: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8)
9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17)
THESTANDARDOFLIVINGOFTHEPARTIESESTABLISHEDDURINGTHEMARRIAGE; THEAGEANDHEALTHOFTHEPARTIES; THEEARNINGCAPACITYOFTHEPARTIES; THENEEDOFONEPARTYTOINCUREDUCATIONORTRAININGEXPENSES; THEWASTEFULDISSIPATIONOFMARITALPROPERTY; THETRANSFERORENCUMBRANCEMADEINCONTEMPLATIONOFAMATRIMONIALACTIONWITHOUTFAIRCONSIDERATION; THEEXISTENCEANDDURATIONOFAPREMARITALJOINTHOUSEHOLDORAPREDIVORCESEPARATEHOUSEHOLD; ACTSBYONEPARTYAGAINSTANOTHERTHATHAVEINHIBITEDORCONTINUETOINHIBITAPARTY'SEARNINGCAPACITYORABILITYTOOBTAINMEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT.SUCHACTSINCLUDEBUTARENOTLIMITEDTOACTSOFDOMESTICVIOLENCEASPROVIDEDINSECTIONFOURHUNDREDFIFTYNINEAOFTHESOCIAL SERVICESLAW; THEAVAILABILITYANDCOSTOFMEDICALINSURANCEFORTHEPARTIES; THECAREOFTHECHILDRENORSTEPCHILDREN,DISABLEDADULTCHILDRENORSTEPCHILDREN,ELDERLYPARENTSORINLAWSTHATHASINHIBITEDOR CONTINUESTOINHIBITAPARTY'SEARNINGCAPACITYORABILITYTOOBTAINMEANINGFULEMPLOYMENT; THEINABILITYOFONEPARTYTOOBTAINMEANINGFULEMPLOYMENTDUETOAGEORABSENCEFROMTHEWORKFORCE; THENEEDTOPAYFOREXCEPTIONALADDITIONALEXPENSESFORTHECHILDORCHILDREN,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,SCHOOLING,DAYCAREANDMEDICAL TREATMENT; THETAXCONSEQUENCESTOEACHPARTY; MARITALPROPERTYSUBJECTTODISTRIBUTIONPURSUANTTOSUBDIVISIONFIVEOFTHISPART; THEREDUCEDORLOSTEARNINGCAPACITYOFTHEPARTYSEEKINGTEMPORARYMAINTENANCEASARESULTOFHAVINGFOREGONEORDELAYEDEDUCATION, TRAINING,EMPLOYMENTORCAREEROPPORTUNITIESDURINGTHEMARRIAGE; THECONTRIBUTIONSANDSERVICESOFTHEPARTYSEEKINGTEMPORARYMAINTENANCEASASPOUSE,PARENT,WAGEEARNERANDHOMEMAKERANDTOTHE CAREERORCAREERPOTENTIALOFTHEOTHERPARTY;AND ANYOTHERFACTORWHICHTHECOURTSHALLEXPRESSLYFINDTOBEJUSTANDPROPER.
