Spousal support (also known as alimony) is a court ordered payment from one spouse or domestic partner to help cover the other's monthly expenses. Sacramento spousal support lawyer Jin Kim helps clients receive fair spousal support orders for an affordable hourly rate.Spousal Support can be temporary or permanent and it can also be a lump-sum or periodic monthly payments (monthly payments is the norm). Boyd Law office in Sacramento has some of the most experienced alimony lawyers in the state of California. Low-cost spousal support attorney Jin Kim helps clients secure alimony in family law court during divorce or separation. Both parents have the legal duty to provide financial support for their child whether they are married, divorced, or even live with their children. If child support is an issue, spousal support is calculated after child support is calculated. Either parent or spouse may petition to modify a current child support or spousal support order if there is a material and substantial change in circumstances. This is something that can be addressed separately in a child support plan. Alimony isn't ordered in every California divorce.