Alimony

Alimony payments are the bane of some people's existence. It is easy to see why. Most people don't want to have to support an ex after the divorce. Still, these spousal support payments do provide a necessary safety net for some individuals. Think about this -- it...

The tax code is changing, and many of those changes will go into effect in 2019. As such, some have predicted that people will rush to get divorced in 2018, under the current regulations. For the past 75 years, alimony payments have been tax deductible. That ends in...

Alimony isn't something that most people want to think about having to pay, but it does play an important role in divorces in this state. It is imperative that you think carefully about these payments if you are facing a divorce because you never know if this will be...

High asset divorces aren't always easy to work through because of the complex matters in these cases. For the people who are going through them, there are some very important financial considerations that come with this event. One of these is the presence of alimony....

Alimony is something that is a contentious issue in many divorces. Typically, this is something that is associated with a high-asset divorce. In some cases, it is an issue because one parent sacrificed his or her career to raise the children or that a spouse left work...

Not all divorces come with alimony payments, but if there is a chance that your divorce will, you should know that you don't have to get stuck with monthly payments. In some cases, it is possible to use a lump sum payment to get the alimony taken care of all at...

Alimony payments are a way that people who are ending a marriage might be able to make ends meet if their now-ex was the one who was making the vast majority of the money in the marriage. Alimony isn't automatic. Instead, it is something that the court has to order or...

Alimony payments are one thing that might tie you and your ex together for longer that what you want to think about. Many alimony orders are based on monthly payments. This doesn't have to be the case. Some alimony orders might include alternatives to monthly...

As we discussed last week, alimony in Florida isn't an automatic factor in divorces. If you think that alimony should be a part of your case, you must make sure that you take the steps necessary to include it in the divorce petition.Whether you are on the side that is...

Some divorces involve alimony, or spousal support, but this isn't the case for all divorces. In Florida, alimony is handled on a case-by-case, so don't think that just because someone you know was able to receive alimony that you will also be able to. There are...