Protecting Your Rights And Best Interests
In Divorce And Other Family Law Matters
For couples facing the dual challenge of divorce and a chronic medical condition, it is essential to learn how it may influence spousal maintenance (alimony). Understanding the role a serious illness may play in alimony determinations can help you determine your next...
Spousal maintenance is financial support from one spouse to the other after a divorce, allowing them to meet their expenses and maintain a standard of living similar to what they were used to during the marriage. Spousal support isn’t automatically granted in every...
Spousal maintenance, often referred to as alimony, is financial support provided by one spouse to the other after a divorce. It helps the lower-earning spouse maintain a similar standard of living after the separation. The duration of spousal maintenance varies based...
When judges determine how much alimony (or “spousal maintenance,” as it’s called in New York), a person is required to pay, one of the key factors is the income of both people. There’s also another important factor known as “imputed income.” Imputed income is...
If you are headed for a divorce, there is a chance the court will direct one spouse to pay spousal maintenance. This payment is intended to mitigate the economic effects of the divorce by ensuring that the receiving party maintains a standard of living that equates to...
The general point of alimony is simply to provide support for someone who would suddenly be lacking it because of their divorce. It’s not to punish the other spouse. It’s just to ensure that one person isn’t destitute after the divorce. For instance, maybe you got...
After a divorce, some exes receive a form of monetary compensation called spousal maintenance. Spousal maintenance, sometimes called spousal support or alimony, is a type of payment one spouse gives to the other to offset the cost of the divorce process as well as to...
