Alimony and changes: your questions answered

Questioner

Question: I was divorced a year and a half ago and have settled everything, with the help of a lawyer. My ex. Was paid out properly in terms of the equity of the house and the estate was also properly divided. I now have to pay a large (1088) amount in spousal support. My question is if my ex would have a recalculation done in 2 years, for example, this would only be about my income. If I would have € 15,000 in my savings account by then, this would be completely outside of it, wouldn't it? They are never allowed to touch it, right? That was my question, thanks in advance for the answer

Lawyer

Your bank balance is not important. A maintenance payment determined by the court may be changed or revoked in a later court ruling. This also applies to agreements on maintenance that have been made by mutual agreement between the parties and recorded in an agreement. The judge can change the alimony if: there is a (relevant) change in circumstances for one or both ex-partners. This could include, for example, a change in income, cohabitation or remarriage, other housing costs or the birth of a child. In these types of situations, the alimony amount determined by the court or agreed between the parties is often no longer reasonable; when previously determining maintenance payments, one or both parties used incorrect or incomplete information.