When an ex-spouse fails to pay child support or
alimony ordered by the court in a divorce, Oregon state laws allow the other spouse to request a wage withholding order.
Not exact matches
Child custody, child support, division of marital assets and debts, and spousal support (called
alimony if you divorce) are all
ordered by the court.
Discharge types of debts singled out
by the bankruptcy law for special treatment, such as child support and
alimony (known as Domestic Support Obligations), student loans (but tuition is dischargable), court restitution
orders, criminal fines, and some taxes.
Discharge types of debts singled out
by the federal bankruptcy statutes for special treatment, such as child support,
alimony, student loans, certain court
ordered payments, criminal fines, and some taxes.
Temporary relief
orders for
alimony must be supported
by competent, substantial evidence and are reviewed for an abuse of discretion.
The court will issue
orders about child custody, child support,
alimony, the payment of attorney fees, the payment of community debts, and the use of community property
by one spouse or the other during the pendency of the case.
To make sure that the other spouse has the opportunity to maintain a standard of living that's similar to the one he or he enjoyed during the relationship,
alimony may be
ordered by the court.
Posted Friday, June 19th, 2009
by Gregory Forman Filed under
Alimony / Spousal Support, Child Support, Contempt / Enforcement of
Orders, Jurisprudence, Of Interest to General Public, South Carolina Specific 12 Comments»
Also known as maintenance or spousal support,
alimony is a court -
ordered sum of money paid
by one spouse to the other after a divorce.
Based on the valuations and earning capacities found
by the family court and affirmed
by the Court of Appeals, the family court
ordered Husband to pay substantial
alimony, retroactive support and attorney's fees.
When dealing with Poughkeepsie Divorce spousal maintenance of support formerly called
alimony is one of the more litigated areas of matrimonial law concerns spousal maintenance, spousal support, this area of law requires either
by agreement, court
order, one spouse to pay the other spouse income.
The Arizona Court of Appeals in the case of Dougall v. Dougall held that those same disability benefits may be considered
by a trial judge if he or she is determining how much to
order a spouse to pay towards
alimony arrearages.
Spousal support, or
alimony, is a court -
ordered sum of money paid
by one spouse to another on a periodic basis following the dissolution of a marriage or common - law union.
A man must pay
alimony if
ordered to do so
by the court; failure to pay might result in legal consequences such as wage garnishment.
The duration of
alimony, if any, circumstances under which it can be
ordered by the Court, types of
alimony, determinations of need and ability to pay are all examples of the questions that must be addressed regarding
alimony.
In some states, such as North Carolina, courts are required to terminate
alimony, if established
by court
order, upon the paying spouse's proof of cohabitation
by the receiving spouse.
Custody, visitation, child support and
alimony can usually all be adjusted
by the court if you've suffered a change of circumstance that makes the old
order no longer workable.
If
alimony was set
by court
order, you'll need to file a motion to terminate
alimony and properly serve your ex-spouse or her attorney of record.
[T] o a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor, for
alimony to, maintenance for, or support of such spouse or child, in connection with a separation agreement, divorce decree or other
order of a court of record, determination made in accordance with state or territorial law
by a governmental unit, or property agreement, but not to the extent that
As of the date I am writing this, the years of marriage is multiplied
by 1.5 %, rather than 1.25 %, in the formula to determine the low amount of
alimony that a judge could
order.
Permanent
Alimony - spousal support
ordered to be paid at a specified, periodic rate until modified
by a court
order, the death of either party, or the remarriage of the Obligee, whichever occurs first.
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.
Ct. 518 (2014) the Appeals Court held that a judge can not enter an
alimony order for a fixed percentage of the payor's income in the future because this «self - modifying»
order is not supported
by findings, etc..
Lump Sum
Alimony - money
ordered to be paid
by one spouse to another in a limited number of payments, often a single payment.
Rehabilitative
Alimony - spousal support
ordered to be paid for a limited period of time to allow one of the parties an opportunity to complete a plan of education or training, according to a rehabilitative plan accepted
by the court, so that he or she may better support himself or herself.
If you have a court
order to receive
alimony, your ex-spouse must pay regular support as required
by the court.
In
order to avoid double dipping the child related CIS expenses should be removed from the CIS total as these expenses should be covered
by child support not spousal support /
alimony.
This section is captioned «Retention of jurisdiction as to
alimony and custody of children,» and begins with the phrase «After the issuance of a decree of divorce...» This language seems to create a gap between this section and the pendente lite custody available under section 16 - 911, unless the custody decree was originally conceived
by the D.C. Council to be a separate
order that would follow the divorce award, thus making section 16 - 914 the permanent custody provision.