Stevens v. Stevens: Spousal Support After a Large Property Award
In Stevens v. Stevens, the wife stayed at home and raised the children during a 16-year marriage. The Superior Court of Justice ordered that the wife was entitled to compensatory support despite the fact that she would receive $8 million in assets. Accordingly, the husband was ordered to make a lump sum retroactive spousal support payment in the amount of $136,182.
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