The Oklahoma Alimony Calculator – Okla. Stat. tit. 43 § 121

There is no formula or calculator for alimony in Oklahoma.

There is not a calculator, formula, or spreadsheet for determining alimony in Oklahoma. The law simply says this in 43 O.S. § 121: “Either spouse may be allowed such alimony out of real and personal property of the other as the court shall think reasonable, having due regard to the value of such property at the time of the dissolution of marriage. Alimony may be allowed from real or personal property, or both, or in the form of money judgment, payable either in gross or in installments, as the court may deem just and equitable.” That is all that it says.

If you are looking online at a website that claims to have a formula for calculating alimony or spousal support in Oklahoma, you are being misled. Alimony factors come from decades of appellate cases. In Oklahoma, spousal support factors for consideration include, but are not limited to:

• The needs of the party receiving the alimony and the ability of the other spouse to pay
• The need must be rationally connected to the marriage itself.
• If substantial marital property is awarded, any alimony claim must be supported by proof of excess monetary needs to cushion the economic impact of transition and readjustment to gainful employment
• Amount of income-producing property awarded to that person
• Anticipated length of time for transition to the workforce
• Cost of maintaining one’s self during the post-divorce adjustment period
• The parties’ station in life (circumstances)
• The length of the marriage and the ages of the parties
• The earning capacity of each spouse
• The parties’ physical condition and financial means
• The mode of living to which each spouse has become accustomed during the marriage
• Evidence of a spouse’s own income-producing capacity and the time necessary to make the transition for self-support
• The conduct of the parties

Ultimately, alimony must be predicated on what is reasonable for the support of the party, under all of the circumstances of the case. Spousal support claims are fluid and fact-sensitive. If you are seeking alimony or defending against an alimony claim, you need a trial lawyer who knows what evidence is needed and how to present evidence in the courtroom. The trial lawyers at Bundy Law have special experience and training for presenting and defending financial spousal support cases.