Recent Posts in Spousal Maintenance Category
Posted on Mar 19, 2013 By Hannah Jannicelli
Demi Moore Requests Spousal Maintenance and Attorney Fees from Ashton Kutcher Starlet Demi Moore responded to Ashton Kutcher's Petition for divorce requesting spousal support and attorney fees ...
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Posted on Nov 28, 2012 By April Jones Law
First know that both parents are legally responsible for supporting the kiddos—not just the parent who pays support. With a few exceptions, if one parent does not have income, the Court will ...
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Posted on Sep 6, 2012 By April Jones Law
People often ask whether or not spousal maintenance (also known as alimony or spousal support) can be discharged in a bankruptcy. The usual answer is NO. However the bankruptcy code offers limited ...
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Posted on Aug 21, 2012 By April Jones Law
Alimony or spousal maintenance is the monetary support received by one spouse from the other on a periodic basis either during or after the divorce, or both. It works as a balancing factor as the ...
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Posted on Aug 8, 2012 By April Jones Law
Let’s say your divorce has been final now for a year but you really need to modify the decree. Is this possible? When you went to court for your divorce, the judge created the orders based on ...
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Posted on Jun 1, 2012 By April Jones Law
Unless otherwise agreed in writing or expressly provided in the divorce decree, the obligation to pay future maintenance is terminated upon the death of either party or the remarriage of the party ...
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Posted on Jun 1, 2012 By April Jones Law
If maintenance or child support is modified by the court, the modification should be effective as of the date of the filing of the motion, unless the court finds that it would cause undue hardship or ...
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