Speaking as an attorney from Texas, it is not uncommon for people to say "we don't even have alimony in Texas, why are you worried about getting married?" - and while there are some States where this is technically true, they leave out the fact that we DO have spousal support and in Texas, this can be $5000 per month or 20% of the paying spouse’s average monthly gross income, whichever is lower.

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Do NOT believe people who tell you that in your State or jurisdiction there is no such thing as alimony as there is a very good chance that while what they are saying is technically true - there is likely some variation of alimony that is codified differently and has different requirements. Taking marital property in law school was easily the most valuable course I took in school in letting me see through the bullshit of marriage.