581
Charts 2018:
Family Law in the Fifty States,
D.C., and Puerto Rico
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STATE
Statutory
List*
Marital
Fault
Relevant
Standard
of Living
Status as
Custodial Parent
Considered
Alabama
ALA. CODE § 30-2-51
ALA. CODE § 30-2-52
X X
Alaska
ALASKA STAT. § 25.24.160
X X X
Arizona
ARIZ. REV. STAT. ANN. § 25-319
X X X X1
Arkansas
ARK. CODE ANN. § 9-12-312
X2X2
California
CAL. FAM. CODE §§ 4320–4326
CAL. FAM. CODE § 4336
CAL. FAM. CODE § 6211
X19 X X
Colorado
COLO. REV. STAT. § 14-10-114
X18 X X
Connecticut
CONN. GEN. STAT. § 46B-82(a)
X X3X X
Delaware
DEL. CODE ANN. tit. 13 § 1512
X2X2X2
District of Columbia
D.C. CODE § 16-913
X X X X
Florida
FLA. STAT. § 61.08
X X X X
Georgia
GA. CODE ANN. § 19-6-1
GA. CODE ANN. § 19-6-5
X X X
Hawaii
HAW. REV. STAT. § 580-47
X X X
Idaho
IDAHO CODE § 32-705
X X X2X2
Illinois
750 ILL. COMP. STAT. 5/504
X14 X See footnote 17
Indiana
IND. CODE § 31-15-7-2
X X4
Iowa
IOWA CODE § 598.21A
X X
Kansas
KAN. STAT. ANN. § 23-2902
Kentucky
KY. REV. STAT. ANN. § 403.200
X X X6
Louisiana
LA. CIV. CODE ANN. art. 112
X20 X5X7
Chart 1: Alimony/Spousal Support Factors
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Charts 2018 583
STATE
Statutory
List*
Marital
Fault
Relevant
Standard
of Living
Status as
Custodial Parent
Considered
Maine
ME. STAT. tit. 19-A, § 951-A
X X
Maryland
MD. CODE ANN. FAM. LAW § 11-106
X X X
Massachusetts
MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 208, § 34
MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 208, §§ 48–55
X X
Michigan
MICH. COMP. LAWS § 552.13
X8X8X8
Minnesota
MINN. STAT. § 518.552
X X X
Mississippi
MISS. CODE ANN. § 93-5-23
X9X X
Missouri
MO. REV. STAT. § 452.315
MO. REV. STAT. § 452.335
X X X X
Montana
MONT. CODE ANN. § 40-4-203
X X X
Nebraska
NEB. REV. STAT. § 42-365
X X X
Nevada
NEV. REV. STAT. § 125.150
X21 X10 X
New Hampshire
N.H. REV. STAT. ANN. § 458:19
N.H. REV. STAT. ANN. § 458:19-a
N.H. REV. STAT. ANN. § 458:19-aa
X X X X
New Jersey
N.J. STAT. ANN. § 2A: 34-23
X X11 X X
New Mexico
N.M. STAT. ANN. § 40-4-7
X X
New York
N.Y. DOM. REL. LAW § 236
X X X
North Carolina
N.C. GEN. STAT. § 50-16.3A
X X X X
North Dakota
N.D. CENT. CODE § 14-05-24.1
X12 X13, 22
Ohio
OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 3105.18
X X2X X
Oklahoma
OKLA. STAT. tit. 43 § 121
X14 X
Oregon
OR. REV. STAT. § 107.105
X X X
Pennsylvania
23 PA. CONS. STAT. § 3701
X X X X
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