If your attorney advises you that you may be a candidate for alimony, be sure to provide complete facts about your situation, including: A history of the interruptions in your education or career for the benefit of your spouse, including transfers or moves due to your spouse’s employment; A history of the interruptions in your…
The Tax Cut and Jobs Act introduced into the United States House of Representatives on November 2, 2017 could have a huge impact on couples in process of, or considering, divorce. The Act contains a provision which would eliminate the Alimony Deduction. You’re likely asking yourself “How might this affect me at tax time?” Let’s…
Ability to modify alimony depends on several factors. If your agreement provides that your alimony order is “nonmodifiable,” then you may not have it modified. Also, if no award of alimony was made before or in the divorce decree and you do not have a claim for alimony pending, you will not be entitled to…
Talk with your attorney about whether you are a candidate for alimony. Judges vary greatly in their opinions about whether to award alimony. Among the factors that may affect your eligibility to receive alimony are: The length of your marriage; Your contributions to the marriage, including the interruption of your career for the care of…
Both wives and husbands can get alimony or spousal support under the right circumstances. The primary factors to determine availability are who is the supporting spouse and who is the dependent spouse. The supporting spouse is the spouse who earns more money and would have excess income beyond his or her expenses. The dependent spouse…