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For instance, alimony typically is set to last 15% to 30% of the length of a marriage up to 15 years, 30% to 40% of the length of a marriage lasting 15 to 20 years, and 35% to 50% of the length of a marriage lasting over 20 years. The calculated limit is the maximum alimony the recipient can receive.

The Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) limits withholding for child support. The maximum that can be withheld for support may range from 50–65% of an employee or independent contractor's disposable income.

If the duty to pay child support ends for all the children in the case and the parent doesn't owe any more support, the parent can have the Income Withholding Order terminated. This stops the employer from taking money from the parent's paycheck. You can't terminate an order if a parent owes back support (arrears).

Typically, the judge will take 20% of the lower-earning spouse's income and subtract that number from 30% of the higher-earning spouse's income. For example, one spouse makes $100,000, and the other makes $20,000. Thirty percent of $100,000 is $30,000, and 20% of $20,000 is $4,000.

NYC Spousal Support Calculation In 2021, the cap was $192,000. Effective March 1, 2022, the spousal support cap will be $203,000.

These revisions reflect the required statutory adjustment on March 1, 2024 of the combined income cap under the Child Support Standards Act from $ $163,000 to $183,000, and of the income cap of the maintenance payor under the Maintenance Guidelines Act from $203,000 to $228,000.

Without minor children you take 20% of the lower-earning spouse's net income and 30% of the higher-earning spouse's net income. In this example we have $50,000 for the lower-earning spouse's income. 20% of that is $10,000. And we have $100,000 for the higher-earning spouse, and 30% of that is $30,000.