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Call today for a free consultation and to find out how we can help. We will contact you within the hour unless you specify otherwise below if submitted during normal business hours. Please list any special contact instructions. Please leave this field empty. Permanent Alimony. What is Permanent Alimony? Determining the Amount of Permanent Alimony Payments As with any type of post-divorce financial support, the amount of permanent alimony payments can be determined by a negotiated alimony agreement or court order.
Once an award of alimony has been ordered, the right to receive payments will cease under any of the following circumstances: The payer or recipient dies The recipient cohabitates with a person of the opposite sex who is not an immediate family member, or The recipient remarries unless the alimony agreement states otherwise An order can be modified if the circumstances of either spouse change substantially and are ongoing.
Determining Factors In total, there are 17 factors that courts must consider when evaluating any claim for alimony. In cases when the payee is not remarried but cohabitating, some states that still award permanent alimony also end payments.
In some cases, if the payer loses their job, alimony payments can stop or decrease as well. Like other types of spousal support, permanent alimony is calculated as income. If you are receiving alimony, you will be taxed on it. And if you are paying alimony, it is tax-deductible. Permanent alimony was created at a time when families usually had one financial contributor and one homemaker.
As women have joined the workforce and become increasingly more educated, the need for permanent alimony has significantly decreased, prompting many states to entirely end the practice. Permanent alimony can still only apply in limited circumstances. However, there are still people who exit long marriages after being out of the workforce for many years to take care of children or support the growing career of their spouse.
For these individuals, permanent alimony could be the only way to remain financially stable. In certain circumstances, it is possible to change alimony payment amounts, as well as the type of support paid. Typically, the remarriage of a payee or a significant depreciation in the income of the payer can reduce or entirely stop payments.
Alimony can be a difficult legal battle, so your best plan may involve hiring a lawyer, who could help you come to an agreement or present your specific case to a family law judge. Trusted by more than , people. What states still have permanent alimony?
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