A payment from one spouse to another. Unlike child support, which is determined by a formula, alimony is determined based upon the examination of twelve statutory factors:
- the causes for the breakdown of your marriage,
- your age,
- health,
- occupation,
- vocational skills,
- employability,
- length of marriage,
- amount and sources of income,
- station (standard of living),
- estate,
- liabilities,
- the needs of each of the parties, and
- the desirability of a parent securing employment if that parent has an award of custody of the children.