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  Jan Meriss Alfonso Assistant at Ascent Law LLC Financial agreement The best way to protect yourself financially in a divorce is to work with your spouse to create a fair, legally-binding financial agreement. This is absolutely critical if it's likely that you'll be the one who will be financially supporting your spouse once the two of you are separated. You can ask your attorney about a prenuptial agreement or postnuptial agreement. Alimony If you're married and have children, there's also something called alimony, which is money that you can ask the court to award you from your spouse if they're the one who makes more money. This can be awarded after divorce or during a divorce proceeding, but because each state has its own guidelines for how much should be paid and when it's usually wise to consult an attorney before making a decision about whether to ask for alimony. Handling financial decisions If you're not married yet and don't have kids, but are...