"Alimony laws" refers to the rules and regulations that determine the financial support one spouse may have to provide to the other after a divorce or separation. These laws outline how much support should be paid, for how long, and under what circumstances.
Full definition
This proposed legislation was designed to modify
current alimony laws by eliminating permanent alimony awards.
The parties may also agree in a separation agreement that the tax deduction and the taxable income aspects
of alimony law shall not apply.
The parties may also agree in a separation agreement that the tax deduction and the taxable income aspects
of alimony law shall not apply.
Our attorneys encourage clients to learn the basics of
Florida alimony law so they understand what's at stake when going through the divorce process.
There's lip service, certainly, but only that; the efforts go the other way, as can be seen from the fact that some of the more comically
unfair alimony laws in the USA are coming under feminist scrutiny now that women are increasingly becoming the payors.
Pennsylvania alimony laws establish a list of factors used by the state courts to decide whether a husband or wife should receive spousal support after divorce.
Could Massachusetts's reforms begin a trend
towards alimony law reforms across the United States, and more importantly for us, in North Carolina?
Now thousands of years later we have lawyers making a killing off divorce, unequal child support and
alimony laws, weddings costing hundreds of thousands of dollars that if lucky will last five years.
(See
the Alimony Laws page for specifics on the law controlling your situation.)
Current
alimony laws (Florida Statutes section 61.08) first require an analysis of whether one party has a need for support and the other has the ability to pay.
If you are filing for divorce, you can turn to Friday Milner Lambert Turner, PLLC for a full explanation of Texas»
alimony laws and unwavering legal representation during your divorce proceedings.
Another factor that
the alimony law considers is the income of each party, especially the difference in income between the parties.
Spousal Support (aka Alimony)-- A broad overview of
the alimony laws in North Carolina, as well as a link to another article on the effects of marital misconduct (quick preview, don't do it!)
There has been a lot of press lately about efforts to reform Florida's
alimony laws.
An income replacement — like alimony or spousal support — that may be awarded under a contract theory rather than
an alimony law.