The Financial Divorce Blog » Alimony

Alimony versus Child Support Payments

Dkane — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:41:06 +0000

What is Alimony?

Alimony is also often called spousal support. Alimony payments are used to provide the spouse that is making a lower-income with funds to cover expenses that are not provided for through child support or through the division of property. Many factors come into play when determining the amount of [...]

Protection in Divorce Against Asset and Income Hiding

Dakane — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:25:57 +0000

Your and your spouse’s income and asset information are needed when structuring the key divorce settlement issues: property split and any alimony or child support calculations. If you suspect that your spouse is hiding income or assets, or if you think he/she has the potential to do so, you will gain some protection by [...]

Financial Impact of a Properly Structured Alimony Agreement

Dakane — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:44:13 +0000

Over the years, we have seen cases in which separation or divorce instruments violate the requirements for structuring alimony payments correctly. These situations often produce a negative financial impact for the individual that is paying the alimony and can lead to additional lawsuits and ill feelings. In order to avoid this potential mess, [...]