Maintenance payments in respect of a child, spouse or
former spouse made under a separation agreement or a court order
The payment is to or for a spouse or
a former spouse made under a divorce decree or separation agreement
If you are the custodial parent, you may wonder whether you're better off receiving a larger amount of direct support and paying the third parties yourself, or letting
your former spouse make those payments and getting less direct support.
Not exact matches
The
former model stepped out of the shadow Monday night,
making the traditional
spouse's speech at the Republican National Convention.
If your
spouse or
former spouse has died and you qualify for survivor benefits based on his or her earnings history, it could
make sense to apply for those benefits now and wait to claim your own retirement benefits until later, when they are higher.
Given that I can't undo the choices
made by my
former spouse, I chose to give my children a reliable, grounded mom.
Our willingness to be flexible and perhaps even generous to our
former spouses aside, the divorce process does
make a difference in how you feel post-divorce, or so family mediator Roseann Vanella writes on my Facebook page:
Former spouses aren't always as horrible as someone
makes him or her out to be.
Unless you fear for your life, doing a vanishing act, leaving a note, or doing it in an explosion or in a mean way not only is the wrong way, but it will likely
make the divorce process even more miserable for you (your
spouse will still have a numerous chances to get even during the legal process, and during any interactions thereafter — few can go through the rest of their lives without having some necessary contact with a
former spouse).
It's bad enough grieving your loss when all of a sudden you're confronted with a harsh truth that
makes you question everything about your
former spouses and your life.
In an ill - advised plan to avoid their
former spouse, some children are
made pigeon carriers and pint - sized therapists, carrying messages from one parent to the other.
Additionally, it can hurt your credibility with the court and with state enforcement officials if you want to later
make changes to your parenting plan, your custody arrangements or other aspects of the legal relationship with your kids and your
former spouse.
To
make matters worse, you may be feeling discarded, unappreciated or rejected by your
former spouse or lover.
This is especially true when it comes to mortgage payments,
making it more difficult to separate yourself from your
former spouse and your joint liabilities.
Contributions that were
made by you and your
former spouse while you were living together may be eligible to split and may result in an increase in your pension if you contributed less than your
spouse during those years, Leona.
Someone other than you, your
spouse, or your dependent (such as a relative or
former spouse) may
make a payment directly to an eligible educational institution to pay for an eligible student's qualified education expenses.
The exception for qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs) does not apply (although a special rule applies to a tax - free transfer
made directly to an IRA of a
spouse or
former spouse as part of a divorce or separation agreement).
If you take over certain loan payments,
make less money than your
former spouse or are required to
make alimony payments, you will need to re-establish your monthly budget and financials.
The majority of cases where a life insurance beneficiary is contested have to do with divorce (
former spouse wasn't removed from policy) or changes
made soon before death (predatory person convinced senior to
make them sole beneficiary).
To
make sure your divorce settlement doesn't end with your credit destroyed, stay on top of all bills throughout the proceedings and
make sure you, your
former spouse, the courts and lawyers are all maintaining your credit as a priority.
Similarly, the alimony payments you
make to a
former spouse are fully deductible irrespective of your AGI.
When OPM receives the QDRO or COAP, it will process it proactively, not going back and
making back payments to your
former spouse.
This means that you will get to
make those payments and pay the taxes on the money your
former spouse received before OPM started
making the payment.
Domestic Relations Order - Any judgment, decree, or order (including approval of a property settlement agreement) that (1) provides child support, alimony payments, or marital property rights to a
spouse,
former spouse, child, or other dependent of a participant, and (2) is
made pursuant to a state's domestic relations law (including a community property law).
Additionally, a parent or
former spouse may be experiencing financial or scheduling concerns that
make compliance difficult.
The court observed that section 17 of the Divorce Act allows a court to vary any spousal support order, provided it is satisfied there has been a «material change» in the «condition, means, needs, or other circumstances of either
former spouse» since the original order (or last variation) was
made.
When someone dies and a
spouse /
former spouse or partner /
former partner wishes to
make a claim against the estate, two different situations can arise.
It was Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 that provided a mechanism for someone who has not remarried or entered into a civil partnership to bring a claim in England and Wales against a
spouse or
former spouse even if a court has already
made a financial order in divorce proceedings in another jurisdiction.
Joint decision -
making requires extensive communication and cooperation between parents, and sometimes
former spouses can not accomplish that without fighting.
In mediation, you and your (
former)
spouse or partner can
make decisions together about what is best for your children.
A court will be hesitant to award joint custody, unless it looks like you and your
former spouse are able to communicate about your child and
make decisions together with the child's best interests in mind.
To effectively determine how parental responsibilities will be shared, your and your
former spouse or the parent of your child may wish to agree upon legal custody or decision
making, including medical decisions, education decisions, and religious decisions; physical custody including the child's primary residence, secondary residence, weekend and holiday residences, and summer vacation.
If followed by unknowing wives and their lawyers it will be a charter for cheats; for wives who can not seek advice on the evidence of their
former husband's disclosure will be unable to apply to set aside decisions
made by their dishonest
spouses.
One argument raised by the defendants is that Ms Chekov was not able to claim as a cohabitant as this status only applies of she were not a
former spouse, i.e. that a person would only be able to
make a claim under one status.
If you have children with your
former spouse, you must
make sure that they are taken care of or the court will refuse to grant your divorce.
Spousal support is a payment that is
made from a higher earning
spouse or
former spouse to a lower earning or non-earning
spouse or
former spouse.
Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 provides a mechanism in certain circumstances for a claim to be brought in this country against a
spouse or
former spouse even if financial provision has already been
made by a foreign court.
But if you do file a copy, the court can
make a
former spouse pay support if he or she stops payment.
In the court below, Mr. Justice Kent finds there is a common issue underlying claims
made by Mr. Stallan — namely whether Ms. Lisa Palleson (his
former spouse) wrongfully seized control of certain assets and transferred them to her mother to start and operate a new business.
The class of people entitled to
make a dependency claim is wider than for the bereavement award, and includes
former spouses and civil partners, but in all cases the dependency has to be proved by evidence.
(4.1) Before the court
makes a variation order in respect of a spousal support order, the court shall satisfy itself that a change in the condition, means, needs or other circumstances of either
former spouse has occurred since the
making of the spousal support order or the last variation order
made in respect of that order, and, in
making the variation order, the court shall take that change into consideration.
A court must consider whether there has been a change in the conditions, means, needs or other circumstances of either
former spouse since the
making of the spousal support order.
The respondent son moved to set aside the order on the grounds, inter alia, that he can not afford the cost of legal counsel and his mother was prepared to represent him pro bono; that his mother had acted for him throughout the prior divorce proceedings in Nova Scotia; and that his
former spouse had
made no attempt to remove her mother - in - law as counsel in those proceedings.
If you are no longer able to amicably
make decisions about your child with your
former spouse / partner, it might be time to try out «parallel parenting.»
For instance, if one
spouse remains in the
former marital residence and has
made the associated real estate tax and mortgage payments, they will be able to itemize those deductions.
Alimony is a monthly payment
made after a divorce is final to help
former spouses meet their expenses.
If you want to close this type of account, you or your
former spouse must
make the request - typically in writing.
This is crucial, because when policyholders intend, but never actually got around to requesting a beneficiary change to take a
former spouse off of the policy, that creates legal wiggle room for the
former spouse to
make a claim on the policy and start an unwanted legal dispute after the death of the insured.
You also want to
make sure that your
former spouse's belongings are no longer on your policy so that they can not claim damages on the policy at any time.
A noncustodial parent tries to
make his or her children feel secure and loved and always aims for the high road in dealings with his
former spouse who remains the child's other parent.