You may
agree on alimony now but could disagree later on if your financial situations change.
If you and your spouse can not
agree on alimony, a significant amount of discovery, or information and evidence, may need to be exchanged before a judge can consider granting the request.
If you and your spouse
agree on alimony, you can include a provision for it in your separation agreement.
Divorces are often contested because the couple can not
agree on alimony, parental responsibilities or related issues.
In cases in which spouses can not
agree on alimony, the court will decide the issue based on a number of factors.
In any case where you and your spouse can't
agree on alimony, it would be wise to consult with an experienced family law attorney who can answer your questions about support.
Not exact matches
Uncontested: A type of divorce where both spouses have
agreed on terms, such as
alimony payments and child custody.
We
agree with Husband that this alone would have been insufficient to support the family court's refusal to exercise the discretion it reserved in the temporary order to treat
alimony paid during the pendency of the litigation as an advance
on equitable distribution.
An «uncontested» divorce, in contrast to a «contested» divorce, is one in which both spouses desire a divorce and
agree on issues including, but not limited to those, relating to the grounds for the divorce, custody of the children (if any children under the age of 19 are involved), and
alimony (if pertinent) as well as a division of all real and personal property.
Jul 19 2016 A contested dissolution is one where the spouses do not
agree on at least ONE issue — be it the parenting plan, the equitable distribution of your assets and liabilities, the issue of
alimony or child support, or the issue of attorney fees / costs.
Tennille v. Tennille, No. 99 - CV - 1001 & 00 - CV - 924 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, February 14, 2002): The ex-husband appealed from the entry of default judgment
on a breach of contract action where he
agreed to pay his former wife a fixed percent of his income in lieu of
alimony.
Because the Supreme Court found «the parties» intended agreement concerning
alimony is inextricably connected to the
agreed upon division of marital property,» it authorized reconsideration of the
alimony agreement
on remand too.
LetsGetDivorced.com is an online self - directed legal document assembly service for people looking to file a simple uncontested divorce, where both spouses
agree on all issues of their divorce, such as equitable distribution of their marital property and marital debts, spousal support (a / k / a
alimony), child custody, visitation and child support.
Florida offers a simplified divorce procedure if you and your spouse have no children, waive your rights to
alimony and
agree on how to divide your property.
If you and your spouse
agree on all the issues of the separation, including
alimony, child support, custody, division of assets and any other matters that come with dissolution of a relationship, you can usually file a joint petition.
When couples do not qualify for a simplified divorce, you can still shorten the divorce process if the divorce is uncontested, meaning the couple
agrees on the terms of divorce, including property division,
alimony, parental responsibility and child support.
A contested divorce arises when spouses can not
agree on one or more terms of the divorce, such as child custody, property division or
alimony.
In such a case, ex-spouses, if they are not able to
agree on the adjusted
alimony amount, may return to mediation for assistance with this issue.
According to the Arkansas Code - Title 9 - Chapters: 12 - 312, the Chancery Court orders
alimony on a case - by - case basis, and the parties can
agree to pay it or it can be ordered by the court.
(There also are other factors to be considered in determining how heavily to weight
alimony versus child support when the parties
agree on the total amount to be paid but not the allocation of the total amount between
alimony and child support.)
If both spouses
agree on the terms of the divorce, the division of the estate, child custody and
alimony, the divorce proceedings will move quickly.
In either case, the couple may enter into a settlement agreement if they can
agree on property distribution, child custody, child support and
alimony.
This means that you and your spouse have come to terms with the dissolution of your marriage and have
agreed on all of the issues involved, which can include everything from child custody and support to
alimony and property division.
Though couples can
agree on issues like child custody, property division and
alimony with the help of a mediator, they must go to court to finalize their divorce.
Alimony is often a difficult topic for a divorcing couple to navigate and
agree on.
You're both willing to try to
agree on issues like
alimony, child custody, division of assets and child support.