Category Archives: Alimony
How To Avoid Paying Permanent Alimony
When a process server hands you a divorce petition from your spouse, it feels like you are experiencing the worst thing that could happen. You are certain to suffer financial losses, and the future of your relationship with your children is now uncertain. As much as your spouse drove you crazy when you were… Read More »
What Happens To Permanent Alimony When One Spouse Retires?
The statistic that 50 percent of marriages end in divorce does not tell the whole story. Young people have a lower rate of divorce, but also a lower rate of marriage. Couples in their 20s and 30s are increasingly trying to divorce-proof their marriages by signing prenuptial agreements, indemnifying each spouse against the other’s… Read More »
Is Lump Sum Alimony An Effective Barrier Against Divorce Drama?
Alimony is such a sensitive subject that there are numerous people out there holding grudges not only about the alimony in their own divorce cases but also about the alimony in other people’s divorce cases. Having to send a check to your spouse every month can feel like repeatedly reopening the wound of your… Read More »
Is Temporary Alimony A Predictor Of Post-Divorce Litigation?
Earlier this month, a court in Miami ordered Lenny Hochstein to pay $8,000 per month in temporary alimony to his wife Lisa Hochstein, a cast member on the Real Housewives of Miami, with whom he is currently going through a divorce. You might think that a situation like this could never happen to you. … Read More »
Are You Entitled To Alimony In Your Divorce Case?
Standup comedians and tabloid journalists can get rich off of alimony without themselves ever having been recipients of a court-ordered alimony award. The former can play off of the audience’s visceral outrage at the idea of the court ordering someone to continue to support their ex-spouse financially, sometimes even until one of the former… Read More »
Can You Stop Paying Alimony If Your Ex-Spouse Moves In With A New Partner?
Divorce does not mean that your ex-spouse can no longer affect your life, financially or otherwise, especially if you have children together. It does, however, mean that you are free to date someone new or even remarry. The default option is for the family court not to interfere in divorced parents’ relationships with new… Read More »
Temporary Alimony In Florida Divorce Cases
Permanent alimony is the exception rather than the rule in Florida divorce cases; the court will only order it if the couple was married for at least 17 years and the lower income spouse is retired or unable to work for health reasons. Does this mean that all other alimony is temporary alimony? Yes… Read More »
On Divorcing Your Spouse For The Second Time
Every millennial knows about Eminem’s love-hate relationship with his ex-wife Kim, but not all of them know that they were married to each other twice. Their two-decade romance included two brief periods of marriage, once from 1999 until 2001 and then again from 2006 until 2007. For that matter, NeNe Leakes married her husband… Read More »
A Truly Equitable Distribution Of Marital Assets Can Make Permanent Alimony Unnecessary
People who divorce after 17 or more years of marriage have the right to request permanent alimony, which is paid every month until one of the former spouses dies or the recipient spouse remarries or receives ongoing financial support from a new romantic partner. Not every long-term marriage that ends in divorce results in… Read More »
You Do Not Have To Pay Alimony To Support Your Former Stepchildren, Especially If They Are Adults
Being part of a blended family is a challenge, whether you are a stepparent or a stepchild. For every Kamala Harris and Ella Emhoff who are buddies in ways that would not be possible if they were related by blood instead of by marriage, there are several stepparents and stepchildren who are sworn enemies. … Read More »
