Maine general support
Maine law uses rebuttable presumptions based on marriage length for general support.
Title 19-A §951-A recognizes general, transitional, reimbursement, nominal, and interim spousal support. General support helps a spouse with substantially less income potential maintain a reasonable post-divorce standard of living.
For general support, Maine creates a rebuttable presumption against an award when the marriage was shorter than 10 years. For marriages of at least 10 years but not more than 20 years, Maine creates a rebuttable presumption against a term longer than half the marriage. A court may rebut either presumption if applying it would be inequitable or unjust.
Maine spousal-support amount
Maine does not provide one statewide dollar formula for spousal support.
The court considers marriage length, ability to pay, age, employment and income history and potential, education, health, homemaker contributions, marital standard of living, self-support prospects, property income, child support, and other appropriate factors. The calculator therefore treats your proposed payment as a budget scenario rather than a predicted court award.
Questions about Maine spousal support.
Does Maine have an alimony formula?
Maine does not provide one statewide percentage formula for the dollar amount. Section 951-A supplies support types, factors, and rebuttable general-support presumptions.
Can general support be awarded after a marriage shorter than 10 years?
Yes, potentially. The statute creates a rebuttable presumption against general support, not an absolute prohibition.
Does Maine cap support at half the marriage length?
For a marriage of at least 10 years but not more than 20 years, the statute creates a rebuttable presumption against a general-support term longer than half the marriage. It is not an absolute cap.
Maine spousal-support sources and calculator limits
Public-source check: September 6, 2026. Current calculator rules release: 0.18.0. The Maine statute version reviewed states it is current through October 1, 2025. This page does not determine entitlement, amount, modification, or termination and is not attorney reviewed.