Child Support is the legislator’s and court’s attempt to put children of unmarried or divorced parents in the same financial position as they would be if their parents were married. The intent is to take into consideration the cost of the child’s basic necessities,...
The decision to go into family law came at a rather young age for me when I was in eighth grade. I decided that I wanted to go to law school. I went to college, and I decided that I wanted to do something that was going to help families as I matured on my own through...
Those two terms are generally used interchangeably, but there is a difference between alimony and spousal support. Spousal support is usually awarded on a temporary basis and is intended to bridge the financial gap while the divorce is pending. Spousal support is...
Alimony payments depend on each case. One of the factors would be the recipient spouse is saying that he or she needs some sort of financial help from the soon-to-be-ex. For example, if a spouse can get back into the workforce in two to three years, then they are not...
There is the statute that specifically states that one is absolutely barred from receiving alimony if adultery was committed AND the adultery was the cause of the breakdown of the marriage. You have a situation where the husband and wife are married. If the wife has...
