There is no filing fee in Family Court. Child support and spousal support can be filed in the same petition.A parent or other legally responsible adult can ask Family Court for a support order for an adult dependent that is developmentally disabled. Spousal support is an amount of money that the court orders one spouse to pay to the other spouse for his or her reasonable needs. My husband is cheating and I'm disabled. Can I ask for alimony during the divorce. When calculating alimony, SSDI payments are considered income, while SSI is not. An ex-husband appealed from an order denying his request for a modification to alimony. The Law Department assists local and out-of-state custodial parents in establishing an order of support from non-custodial parents. However, SSDI benefits may be garnished to pay child support or alimony following a divorce.