Imagine you’ve made it through your divorce. Now, years later, your former spouse is getting remarried. What does that mean for the maintenance that the family court judge ordered? Well, as long as it is a legal marriage, you are released from your alimony payments, effective the date of the new marriage. In fact, Missouri … Read more
Divorcing is never easy. Going through it when your spouse is disabled adds a significant amount of stress on both parts. When it comes to divorce, a big part of the stress it causes comes from dissolving past living arrangements and all the assets you had as a couple as well as trying to settle … Read more
This compensation is known as temporary support, and it is very common in divorce proceedings. In this article, we will outline some spousal support basics, help you understand how you may obtain temporary compensation, and explain what will happen to it when your divorce concludes. Spousal Support Eligibility and Calculation The first issue you need … Read more
There are many factors that can affect the duration of spousal maintenance. The term ‘spousal maintenance’ refers to alimony paid to a spouse. Missouri law has set definitive rules about spousal maintenance, its duration, and the amount. Moreover, the Missouri courts have a large amount of discretion when it comes to deciding spousal maintenance. Alimony … Read more
Our firm’s goal is to assist couples in need to navigate their way through these important, life-changing events. Spousal support, or alimony, is a tricky component of divorce. Different states in the US have different guidelines and laws for determining alimony. For example, in some states, maintenance periods can be permanent (life-long), some have a … Read more
Formerly known as alimony, spousal support is a monthly monetary payment made by one partner to the other to assist with living expenses. In the past spousal support or alimony, was provided for former wives by former husbands because the man was generally the breadwinner. Times have changed, now most marriages have both husband and … Read more