Alimony

When you get alimony payments from a former spouse, that money is reportable income for tax purposes and needs to be included as income on your federal form 1040 annually. Record-keeping is...

Divorce is a common factor in American life. Almost everyone has a family member or friend who has gone through a divorce. The law has dealt with divorce and its consequences by creating various...

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In most states, spousal support (alimony) can be sought by the party to divorce who was dependent on her spouse's income during the course of the marriage. Displaced homemakers may have a better...

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Alimony in Texas goes by the term "spousal maintenance" in Texas' Family Code, which also governs divorce and child support. Texas alimony is often a futile endeavor, as many attorneys...

When a couple decides to divorce, it's common for one party to seek alimony. This is an amount of money they receive every month to keep them in the lifestyle they had while married. The court...

Unlike child support, there is no formula to calculate alimony in the State of Florida. Alimony calculations are left up to the Court’s discretion. There are rules the Court must abide by,...

Alimony is money paid to a former spouse where the amount of money and terms of payment are agreed upon between the two former spouses or court ordered. Most states have no strict laws regarding...

Army Regulation AR 608-99 requires for soldiers who are separated from their spouses to provide them with adequate financial compensation when there is no court order or written agreement...

It is common for unmarried couples to go to court for assets, after a breakup. If you can prove that your relationship was similar to a marriage, minus the priest, you may be able to get palimony....

Alimony, also known as spousal support, is designed to offer the spouse with lower income financial support by awarding them a portion of the income of the higher paid spouse. Obviously, this is...

You can ask for spousal support in family court before you even file for divorce. You can also ask the divorce court for temporary alimony while your divorce case is being heard.