When do Alimony(Maintenance)payments cease?

My friend I truly feel for you. That is disgusting, but u could be on the hook for life. Your marriage is considered long term which in my state NJ entitles your blushing bride to lifetime alimony.  Of course since it was based on your earnings at that time, once u truly retired u should be able to go back and petition the court for a reduction that reflects your change in income.  U shouldn't even need a lawyer for this. Of course it can't hurt to pay the $250.00 consultation fee...good luck  Im in much the same boat, my marital contract lasted over 15 years. She insisted that she be paid alimony for life as our incomes was over 5 figures apart. Of course her poor employment hx was my downfall, as I worked harder over the final years of our marriage to make up for her shortfall. The laws need to be changed, at least limiting the payments to the number of years of the spent together.  Oh well their is always the lottery.. :)

In Kansas it depends on the longevity of the marriage.  My divorce became final in Jan '07.  My ex and I were married for 32 yrs, almost 33 when I filed for divorce.  The state of Kansas has a formula of some sort and depending on the longevity of the marriage determines how long the alimony/maintenance is, however, the state has put a cap to the longevity of it and it can not go over 121 months.  So that comes out to be 10 yrs and one month.  I think that if your divorce was final in 84 no matter who was at fault, I think that you have paid your dues.

I agree with Vicki, if you can't find it get a copy from the court house where your divorce took place.
I was married for 13 years. My support never allowed me to live in the status I was accustom too. I live in CA. I was entitled to this support for the rest of my life until my ex took me to court to have it reduced. So I cut it in 1/2 and put an end date to it. Check legal aid for your area.

don't you have your divorce decree somewhere or remember what it said about support? you can only do what it says or go to court to modify it. but usually (and this is not always the case), child support ends at 18 (or after 4 years of college)..... and alimony ends at x years (unless married for a long time (depending on state you divorced in). i really don't think i've ever heard of anyone paying suport until 67 years old. you really need to find your divorce decree.