Recent Posts in Alimony Category
Posted on Apr 19, 2012 By Long Island Family Lawyer
Are you currently receiving spousal support but plan on moving in with a new partner in New York? If so, you need to be aware that your alimony payments may be impacted as a result. Understanding the ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2012 By Long Island Family Lawyer
Filing for divorce is never an easy process. There are multiple considerations that will have to be discussed before your final settlement can be drafted and one of the most contentious issues of a ...
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Posted on Mar 3, 2012 By Long Island Family Lawyer
Has your partner asked you to pay alimony? If so, you may feel angry or upset about this. It is important to realize that paying alimony is not necessarily meant to be a punishment that you have to ...
Continue reading "Maintenance is Not a Punishment" »
Posted on Dec 23, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
In many divorces, one spouse will be asked to pay alimony to the other spouse. This means that for a certain period of time, sometimes for the rest of that person's life, payments will be made to ...
Continue reading "Alimony Reform Moving Across the Country" »
Posted on Nov 24, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
When you are seeking a divorce from your partner, you may also be considering alimony as part of your divorce settlement. If that is the case, you need to understand that alimony is not a right, but a ...
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Posted on Aug 25, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
Police don't think it is a coincidence that a missing woman was in the middle of an alimony battle with her ex-husband. According to a Maryland police department, which has been cooperating with ...
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Posted on Jul 9, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
The state of New York has been working overtime to make some serious reforms in family law. Last month the state passed the law legalizing same-sex marriage, prompting cheers and jeers from across the ...
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Posted on Jun 30, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
After missing an alimony payment back in 2007, the chief executive of Credit Suisse now owes $750,000 in interest. The Connecticut Supreme Court heard the case of Tomoko Hamada Dougan versus her ...
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Posted on May 27, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
Since she became accustomed to living like a rockstar, Marianna Goriuk now hopes to continue to do so even though she has separated from Chad Kroeger. Kroeger, the frontman of Nickelback, and Goriuk ...
Continue reading "Chad Kroeger's Ex Demands Maintenance" »
Posted on Apr 8, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
Even though they have already made revisions to the state's existing alimony laws, legislators in Polk County are not quite finished yet. The new bill, sponsored by Rep. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
Good news for those who have yet to file their taxes: the IRS has extended the deadline by three days for 2011. If you have recently become divorced then you need to be aware of changes in your tax ...
Continue reading "Divorce, Maintenance, Child Support and Your Taxes" »
Posted on Mar 25, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
If you are considering divorce then you may be eligible for rehabilitative spousal support . This is granted for a short period of time and is designed to help the recipient spouse "rehabilitate" him ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
A financial guru who thought he could get away with shortchanging his wife in their divorce case will now pay for his deceptive ways. Howard Sosin, 60, founder of AIG Financial Products Corp., was ...
Continue reading "Financial Guru Held Accountable During Divorce" »
Posted on Jan 15, 2011 By Meyers Law Group
Camille Grammer is not letting her soon-to-be ex-husband Kelsey Grammer off easy since he has made his extramarital affairs quite public recently. She has reportedly turned down an offer of $30 ...
Continue reading "Camille Grammer Turns Down $30 Million Divorce Settlement" »
Posted on Sep 10, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
With unemployment rates being high and the economy remaining somewhat stagnant, most people throughout the country are working hard to make ends meet. Despite all the hard work, many people are still ...
Continue reading "Despite Tough Economic Times, People Must Pay Child Support and Alimony" »
Posted on Jun 10, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
Producer Swizz Beatz is moving on from his ex-wife Mashonda in order to try again at marital bliss with his new fiancé, singer/actress Alicia Keys. The New York Daily News reported that Mashonda was ...
Continue reading "Swizz Beatz Paid Over $300K in Child Support to Ex Mashonda" »
Posted on Jun 6, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
Quite often, need for support or ability to offer support change in the years following a divorce . Child support , spousal support , and child custody can all be modified through the courts after ...
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Posted on May 28, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
Many cash-strapped couples who would like to file for a divorce simply can't in this economy because the process is too expensive. For couples in New York, however, who would like to divorce and can ...
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Posted on May 16, 2010 By Meyers Law Group
What is alimony ? Alimony is payment that an independent spouse is ordered to pay a dependent spouse on a month-to-month basis, either temporarily or permanently. When do people receive alimony or ...
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