If you are going through a divorce, you should know that the court has the authority to make
temporary child support orders during a divorce proceeding.
For example, a judge might order a husband to
pay temporary child support until the divorce is finalized or order a husband to keep paying certain bills.
If you and your spouse have children and you have primary custody of them, you can ask the court to order your spouse to
pay temporary child support.
You can request an order from the court
for temporary child support, alimony, visitation rights or custody if your spouse isn't cooperating and you need assistance before your final hearing.
At the provisional hearing, either spouse may
request temporary child support or spousal maintenance, ask the court to temporarily set the child custody arrangement, or provide who has temporary ownership of certain property such as the marital home.
How you and the other parent will share and divide expenses for the children (if you
want temporary child support you will need to file the appropriate papers in court)
Establishing, in writing,
what temporary child support, temporary spousal support, temporary custody and parenting arrangements, and other dimensions of the pendente lite (interim) period look like can protect you while creating a final agreement.
Just as the noncustodial parent pays regular child support to the custodial parent, the court can order the noncustodial parent to
pay temporary child support.
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If one parent is going through a job change, or is uncertain of future income, you can have
a temporary child support order.
For example, if you request
a temporary child support order, the court hears and decides that request before discovery begins.
Also know as temporary hearings, is designed to resolve issues such as, (
temporary child support and / or alimony, temporary custody of children, use of assets, who pays what bills, where the parties are going to reside pending the resolution of the divorce case, etc.) while the divorce is pending.
In addition, in cases involving domestic violence, the Injunction for Protection may require the other spouse to pay
temporary child support or alimony while the spouses have a pending divorce case.
For example, the court can issue
a temporary child support and alimony order that requires one spouse to pay support to the other until the divorce is finalized.
Examples of temporary orders that the judge may enter include:
temporary child support, temporary maintenance (formerly known as alimony), contribution to marital expenses (like the mortgage), exclusive possession of the marital residence, and orders of protection.