In brief, the Wyoming
Court awards alimony or spousal support to either spouse after consideration of the partner's ability to pay.
The court awards alimony on a temporary or permanent basis based on the owing spouse's ability to pay, the spouses» ages, the duration of the marriage, and the requesting spouse's ability to work.
If the supporting spouse is not «at fault» for the breakup of the marriage and is willing to take the other spouse back, can the family
court award alimony?
Tennessee
courts award alimony based on one spouse's need and the other spouse's ability to pay.
The courts award alimony to give some fairness and an equal footing to both spouses as they dissolve the marriage.
The courts award alimony.
As in a divorce, South Carolina
courts award alimony to a spouse who needs the income to be self - supporting.
Either spouse may also request that
the court award alimony, which is sometimes referred to as spousal support.
Not exact matches
Starr FM reports that the
court also
awarded 40 % of a GHc500, 000 cash as
alimony to the ex-wife, a cost we understand Nii Lamptey intends to appeal.
The
court awarded me the custody Monday through Friday, so my
alimony / child support went from $ 4k to $ 2.6 k a month.
«We agree that, generally, a supporting spouse's wish to retire at a customary retirement age will justify a reduction of the
alimony award...,» the
court said.
A spouse may be
awarded alimony after the
court considers factors like the financial status of both spouses, whether the parties are able to support themselves, the time and expense necessary for either spouse to receive job or educational training, and the standard of living and duration of the marriage.
Her experience prompted a bill in the Virginia House of Delegates that suggested prohibiting
courts from
awarding alimony to a spouse who has been convicted of domestic violence.
Alimony per se can not be awarded in Japan but clients often want a Japanese contract to handle the issue of alimony in the event that a divorce is sought in a court outside
Alimony per se can not be
awarded in Japan but clients often want a Japanese contract to handle the issue of
alimony in the event that a divorce is sought in a court outside
alimony in the event that a divorce is sought in a
court outside Japan.
The
court awarded «maintenance» (i.e.
alimony or spousal support) in the form of a lump sum in the full amount that the wife requested, as well as child support.
The
court may
award alimony, or spousal support payments, to one spouse.
On August 29, 1988, the
Court of Appeals affirmed an
award of one year rehabilitative
alimony -LSB-...]
In making a determination of whether
alimony is warranted, how much should be
awarded and for how long, the
court will apply several factors to each of the parties, such as:
The Arizona
Court of Appeals concluded the trial judge did not make a determination regarding whether to
award spousal maintenance the amount of the
alimony award.
The sole basis for that
court's determination of fault was that, under Florida law, a wife found guilty of adultery can not be, as Mrs. Firestone was,
awarded alimony.
Time, the
court reasoned, should have realized that a divorce decree containing an
award of
alimony could not, consistent with Florida law, have been based on adultery.
Courts may even
award alimony to a spouse who desires to further his or her education in order to enhance their future earning potential.
The
Court of Appeals concluded «the family court erred in awarding rehabilitative alimony to someone it found needed no rehabilitation.&r
Court of Appeals concluded «the family
court erred in awarding rehabilitative alimony to someone it found needed no rehabilitation.&r
court erred in
awarding rehabilitative
alimony to someone it found needed no rehabilitation.»
The July 2, 2014 Supreme
Court opinion in Crossland v. Crossland, 408 S.C. 443, 759 S.E. 2d 419 (2014), completely reverses the prior Court of Appeals opinion and reinstates family court's alimony, property division and attorney fee a
Court opinion in Crossland v. Crossland, 408 S.C. 443, 759 S.E. 2d 419 (2014), completely reverses the prior
Court of Appeals opinion and reinstates family court's alimony, property division and attorney fee a
Court of Appeals opinion and reinstates family
court's alimony, property division and attorney fee a
court's
alimony, property division and attorney fee
award.
The family
court had
awarded Wife permanent periodic
alimony.
Mr. Chaney appealed the trial
court's dismissal of his petition to modify the
alimony award.
The
Court of Appeals remanded the
alimony award back to the -LSB-...]
The
Court of Appeals remanded the alimony award back to the family court because the family court hadn't considered Social Security retirement benefits that Wife was entitled to apply
Court of Appeals remanded the
alimony award back to the family
court because the family court hadn't considered Social Security retirement benefits that Wife was entitled to apply
court because the family
court hadn't considered Social Security retirement benefits that Wife was entitled to apply
court hadn't considered Social Security retirement benefits that Wife was entitled to apply for.
Maybe I'm cynical, but when the December 2014 roster listed Ricigliano v. Ricigliano as a case in which the issue was whether the family
court erred in failing to
award a husband permanent periodic
alimony I figured the South Carolina appellate
courts had finally found a case in which they would approve an
award of rehabilitative
alimony.
The
court can't
award any part of it to the other spouse, but it could set it aside for spousal maintenance (
alimony) or the benefit of minor children.
The Supreme
Court reversed and remanded the matter back to the family court to determine the proper alimony award for Ms. E
Court reversed and remanded the matter back to the family
court to determine the proper alimony award for Ms. E
court to determine the proper
alimony award for Ms. Eason.
That's not to say
courts never
award long - term
alimony, but it's become more the exception than the rule.
So
courts typically
award alimony for the period of time they believe it will take to achieve that result.
If you're seeking
alimony, you need to understand that divorce law has evolved to a point where a
court is less likely to
award long - term
alimony than in the past.
Alimony awards remain one of the last bastions of sexism in our family
courts.
After the family
court issued a final order
awarding her $ 500.00 per month in permanent periodic
alimony, Wife filed a motion pursuant to Rule 59 (e), SCRCP, requesting the family
court reconsider its decision to not
award her attorney's fees and credit her the payments she made on the second mortgage.
W2000 -03067-COA-R3-CV (Tennessee
Court of Appeals, February 5, 2002): The husband appealed the property division, denial of rehabilitative
alimony,
award of attorney's fees to wife, and decision not to hear evidence on child custody.
There, the family
court adopted the parties» settlement agreement, which required husband and husband's mother to transfer the marital home to wife as a part of wife's
alimony award.
Because the family
court awarded Wife retroactive
alimony on its own initiative more than ten days after the final decree of divorce, we find the family
court erred in
awarding Wife retroactive
alimony.
In fact, the American Law Institute's Principles of Family Dissolution recommend that
Courts use a years - of - marriage - based schedule in determining an
alimony award.
Probably the primary considerations in whether a
court will
award alimony is the length of the marriage and the earning capacity of the spouse seeking
alimony.
Imagine having to appear before a family
court judge who took a very public position on the
award of
alimony or the general credibility of persons alleging domestic abuse.
Yet, although the
alimony statute is gender neutral, I rarely see the family
courts awarding husbands
alimony — even when -LSB-...]
In some situations, a
court might
award temporary
alimony payments as reimbursement to a spouse who supported the family while the other spouse got a degree to increase earning potential.
Before
awarding any type of
alimony, an Arkansas
court must find that one spouse has financial need and the other has the ability to pay.
Unless the couple agrees not to seek any changes to the original spousal support
award in
court, either spouse can ask the
court to modify
alimony payments due to a material change in circumstances.
Generally, a
court will
award alimony only in limited circumstances.
Unlike civil and even criminal law, Family
Court rulings are both virtually unappealable and have effects that can literally last an entire lifetime, as in the
awarding of
alimony.
Now normally when you divorce, at the end of your divorce, the
court divides up all the property, may
award alimony, child support — all that stuff.
Without terminating the marriage, the Oklahoma
court divides property and may
award alimony and determine child custody during a legal separation action.