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What is Alimony?
Alimony is an allowance out of one spouse’s (or ex-spouse’s) separate estate for the support of the other spouse when the spouses are living separately. The purpose of...Read More -
Determining Alimony
In order for a court to make a finding regarding alimony and determine the respective needs and abilities of both parties, the court considers eight factors.Read More -
When does Alimony end?
Typically, alimony ends with 1) the passing of either spouse; 2) remarriage of the recipient spouse; or 3) cohabitation of the recipient spouse with a romantic partner.Read More
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Alimony Modifications
After a divorce matter is concluded and a Final Judgment and Decree of Divorce is entered in the matter, an action for a modification of alimony may be filed by either of the former spouses to seek a reduction or increase in the amount of alimony paid by one former spouse the other.
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Adultery as a Bar to Alimony
A spouse will not be entitled to alimony if it is established that the separation between the spouses was caused by that spouse’s adultery. The adultery committed by that spouse must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence. Adultery is not a bar to alimony in every case. Only when it has been shown that the adultery of one spouse actually led to the separation of the spouses will the adulterous party be denied alimony as a result.
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