A final decree of divorce will award marital assets to each spouse, or in some instances, the decree may order a marital asset to be sold, and the proceeds divided between spouses.  If a spouse has a retirement through a federally qualified plan, the retirement will also be divided. In rare instances, a spouse may be awarded rehabilitative spousal maintenance. If child support was ordered, such payments should be withheld from the paying spouses wages beginning a few weeks after the decree and other documents are entered in court.