Tactics can also play a role in alimony. For example, the person who wants the divorce more may have to pass on alimony or accept a smaller amount to become divorced sooner and/or less expensively. Once again, in a case where the spouse who might be found liable to pay alimony has a truly substantial income and the other party a much lower (or no) income, a lawyer should be consulted before giving up on it.
Alternatively, if the person wanting the divorce more has the greater income (by a significant amount), alimony may have to be offered, and perhaps in a generous amount, in exchange for marital freedom.