In Re the Marriage of Hayne

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• noting that a spousal support award should not destroy the right of the party providing the support to enjoy at least a comparable standard of living as well
• stating that a party is entitled to receive support only in an amount sufficient to maintain the standard of living previously enjoyed without destroying the other party’s right to enjoy a comparable standard of living
• noting that where there was no order to liquidate the retirement assets to meet the court’s order, there was no error when the court did not consider the potential tax liability when determining the value for the property division
• stating a party is entitled to receive support only in an amount sufficient to maintain the standard of living previously enjoyed without destroying the other party’s right to enjoy a comparable standard of living
• affirming $4000 monthly in traditional spousal support award after thirty-one year marriage
• “[O]nce the dependent spouse’s standard of living is assured, there is no reason, in equity, for the supporting spouse to provide still more.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).