Sentences with phrase «order award alimony»

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Courts may even award alimony to a spouse who desires to further his or her education in order to enhance their future earning potential.

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.

The order amending the final decree of divorce and awarding Wife retroactive alimony was filed approximately two months after the final decree of divorce on October 6, 2008.

In a situation in which a spouse gives up a career in order to support the other partner or take care of the children, the stay - at - home spouse is more likely to be awarded with alimony.

Most types of alimony awards may be modified or terminated if there has been a substantial change in circumstances since the final judgment was originally ordered.

In addition to certain spending restraints, your separation order may also include provisions awarding child support, alimony, child custody, right to possess the marital home, health insurance coverage, and any other award the judge deems appropriate in your case.

In ordering the divorce decree, which includes custody determinations, alimony awards and property division, the court has discretion to consider the marital misconduct of either spouse.

Florida currently has no guidelines for alimony, and the bill creates formulas which would implement presumptive ranges for the amount and duration of alimony that a judge could order, making awards more predictable.

the court may not award alimony to any spouse who commits adultery before the court issues a written property settlement or permanent order of separate maintenance.

In an Arizona legal separation, your community property assets and debt are divided, child custody orders are entered, child support orders are issued, and alimony may be awarded.

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.

Most types of alimony awards may be modified or terminated if there has been a substantial change in circumstances since the final judgment was originally ordered.

In Illinois, an award of maintenance (formerly known as «alimony») may be ordered in the final Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage.

In making an equitable apportionment of marital property, the family court must give weight in such proportion as it finds appropriate to all of the following factors: (1) the duration of the marriage along with the ages of the parties at the time of the marriage and at the time of the divorce; (2) marital misconduct or fault of either or both parties, if the misconduct affects or has affected the economic circumstances of the parties or contributed to the breakup of the marriage; (3) the value of the marital property and the contribution of each spouse to the acquisition, preservation, depreciation, or appreciation in value of the marital property, including the contribution of the spouse as homemaker; (4) the income of each spouse, the earning potential of each spouse, and the opportunity for future acquisition of capital assets; (5) the health, both physical and emotional, of each spouse; (6) either spouse's need for additional training or education in order to achieve that spouse's income potential; (7) the non marital property of each spouse; (8) the existence or nonexistence of vested retirement benefits for each or either spouse; (9) whether separate maintenance or alimony has been awarded; (10) the desirability of awarding the family home as part of equitable distribution or the right to live therein for reasonable periods to the spouse having custody of any children; (11) the tax consequences to each or either party as a result of equitable apportionment; (12) the existence and extent of any prior support obligations; (13) liens and any other encumbrances upon the marital property and any other existing debts; (14) child custody arrangements and obligations at the time of the entry of the order; and (15) such other relevant factors as the trial court shall expressly enumerate in its order.