Alimony is addressed by Nevada in NRS 125.150. The alimony provisions of the Nevada statutes are intended to deal with the economic consequences of a marriage ending. This is in addition to the equitable distribution of property. As the parties enjoy the assets accumulated during marriage, they should also share the consequences of the divorce and the court should recognize the advantages and disadvantages resulting from the role each party assumed during the marriage. One party should not suffer disproportionately because of the role he or she assumed during marriage.
The court’s ultimate goal with alimony should be to alleviate the disadvantaged spouse’s economic loses as much as possible, taking into account all of the circumstances of the parties, including the advantage conferred on the other spouse during marriage. Marriage itself does not necessarily entitle one party to alimony, but in most marriages, one spouse makes more economic sacrifices, or suffers greater economic loss during marriage and their respective roles should be considered.
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