Although “alimony” is still commonly perceived to be a man’s burden, more and more women are providing financial support to their exes during or after a divorce. A recent survey of the members of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers indicates that 47% of American divorce lawyers have seen an increase in the number of women ordered to pay…
According to an ABC Action News report, at least three U.S. states have enacted, or are considering enacting, drastic changes to their spousal support laws. At the forefront of the reform trend (if three states a trend makes), is Massachusetts. The legislature there is changing state law to eliminate life time alimony, and to enact a formula by which…
My husband and I have been separated for a few months, and we’re headed towards a formal dissolution of our marriage. A few of my friends have told me that I better be prepared to pay a bunch of alimony to him because I make a lot more money than he does. Is this true? I thought alimony…
This is part 4 of 8 of our series on what forms you need to file for temporary orders in your divorce case. Last week we went over the Motion and Declaration. Next week we’ll go over the sealed financial source documents form (and accompanying documents).
A Financial Declaration is a sworn document in which…
The term “temporary orders” is shorthand for a number of different orders that you can ask the Court to enter prior to the finalization of your divorce. They are temporary in the sense that they will be in force until they are replaced by the orders entered when you finalize your divorce (or, occasionally, later temporary orders).
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Historically, divorce has been a nasty business with equally nasty terminology. “Custody” and “alimony” conjure up images of bile-spewing, decades-long battles. Washington, like many states, has altered the terminology of many key divorce concepts in an effort to escape the loaded words of the bad old days, probably in the hope that more harmonious language will mean more harmonious litigation.…
