Permanent Alimony in New Jersey Our Hackensack Family Lawyers Explain Long-Term Spousal Support mfr Alimony, also called spousal support, is financial support paid by one spouse to the other following divorce. If you are divorcing, you may be ordered to pay alimony, or you may be granted to receive alimony. While alimony is not an issue in every divorce, it is determined in a[ ... ]