Can a court order alimony payments after divorce or separation?

During the process of dissolving your marriage, the court may order you to pay alimony payments after the divorce is final. The requirement to make these payments may be either temporary or permanent, depending on the circumstances. Once a divorce is final, however, a court will only alter or change an alimony decree if the circumstances of the parties change – they will not create a new alimony agreement after a divorce is final where no alimony agreement exists.

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Can a court order payment of spousal support during a marriage or during separation?

If one spouse is not receiving enough financial support from the other spouse during the marriage, he or she may be able to file a lawsuit to make the other provide support. In addition if one spouse has applied for and received support from the county, then the county may file a court order to get reimbursed for the support they paid out, what they will continue to pay out, and any lawyer or court fees associated with that action. Finally, if you are separated but not legally divorced, you may also be entitled to support under a legal separation agreement.

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The Consequences of Failing to Pay Alimony

Alimony can at times be a huge burden for the supporting party. It may even become impossible to pay alimony, and the rigidity of many support orders do not allow for easy changes. For some ex-spouses, it may be tempting to simply stop paying alimony. Unfortunatly, though, there are a number of unpleasant consequences that can happen if you do.

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Quitting Job to Avoid Paying Alimony or Child Support

If someone leaves a viable job shortly before filing for divorce in what is’or can be readily painted as’a transparent attempt to increase the support he or she would receive, courts would NOT look at that sympathetically. It would rather be seen as not just an attempted fraud on the other spouse, but even almost a fraud on the courts themselves.

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Cohabitation and Alimony

Alimony, or spousal support, is sometimes conditioned upon the supported spouse remaining unmarried and single. In some states, cohabitation can influence a court to terminate alimony. Some states have laws that say cohabitation suggests alimony should be reduced or at least considered. In some alimony orders, cohabitation is one of the conditions on which alimony ends. Read on for more information about cohabitation and how it can affect alimony.

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