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A court order for alimony establishes a legal duty, not a suggestion. When an ex-spouse fails to make these required payments, it can create significant financial hardship. New Jersey law provides specific legal tools to enforce these orders and collect the support...
Alimony is sometimes necessary to ensure the outcome of a divorce is as fair as possible. In cases where one spouse may struggle to live independently or maintain a comparable standard of living after a divorce, the courts may order the other spouse to pay alimony,...
Divorcing later in life can be a scary prospect, especially if you were a stay-at-home parent for most of your marriage. You are likely worried about job opportunities at your age and how you will make ends meet. Spousal support or alimony helps ensure that a lower-...
Alimony or spousal support helps people live independently after divorce. Provided that there is a discrepancy in financial circumstances, the courts may order one spouse to provide regular monthly payments to the other for a set amount of time. Spousal support or...
When you're either paying or receiving alimony, major life changes can significantly impact those obligations. One such change is remarriage. You may be asking whether entering a new marriage officially terminates alimony. In New Jersey, the answer depends on your...
Maybe you sacrificed your career to support your spouse, or perhaps you relocated for their job. Now, with the marriage ending after only a few years, you are left wondering how to rebuild your financial future. Could alimony be part of the solution? Common...
Alimony or spousal support can be ordered by a court during a divorce in New Jersey. The goal is to ensure that a former spouse doesn’t endure financial hardship. For instance, if one person works and the other is a stay-at-home parent, the SAH parent may receive...
When deciding on a spousal support amount, courts examine the paying spouse's financial capacity and the dependent spouse's needs. Moreover, courts acknowledge that there may be future changes in the parties’ lives that may affect these factors. Because of this, New...
Whether because of the actual legal fees and costs associated with the process itself, or as a result of the lifestyle changes living apart will produce, divorce is frequently a very expensive proposition. Fortunately, when it comes to determinations of spousal...
When New Jersey couples decide to end their marriage, they might not be leaving on equal footing. In some marriages, one party could be earning significantly less than the other or even nothing at all when the marriage ends. However, there is an option for financial...