Spousal Support — Establishment, Amount and Termination

Who may claim spousal support?

An incapacitated spouse needing material assistance, and the wife during pregnancy and for three years from the child’s birth. After divorce the right is retained if the incapacity arose before the divorce or within one year from it.

How is the amount determined?

As a monthly monetary payment based on the spouses’ material and family situation, modifiable by the court on either spouse’s claim when circumstances change.

When is the right extinguished?

When the statutory grounds no longer exist or the recipient remarries; the court may also release the payer from the obligation or limit it in time.

Can the amount be changed later?

Yes, on the application of either spouse when the material or family situation changes.

4 min·25 Sep 2026

Spousal Support — What It Is and When It Arises

Under the Civil Code of Georgia, spouses are obliged to provide each other with material assistance. Where such assistance is refused or the spouses have no agreement on the provision of support, the right to receive support through the courts belongs to an incapacitated spouse who needs material assistance, and to the wife during pregnancy and for three years from the birth of the child. This norm defines the closed circle of situations in which a court may establish spousal support, and any statement of claim must begin precisely from these grounds — otherwise the claim will prove unfounded.