If the court determines that you should pay alimony or you volunteer to do so, you may need to purchase a life insurance policy. You may then need to name your ex as a beneficiary. If you already have life insurance in place with him or her named as a beneficiary, you...
Alimony
Will I have to pay alimony for life?
The rules about assigning alimony leave a lot up to judges. They can often make decisions about how long you have to pay and how much based on what they learn about your marriage and financial situations. In the past, some judges would order permanent alimony or...
Does cohabitation end the need for alimony?
When you are the primary income earner in your marital home in Marlton, you understand the impact that your divorce may have on your ex-spouse's financial stability. This understanding may make it easier for you to accept the need to provide them with financial...
When can a man get alimony?
The courts do not consider gender when determining who gets spousal support. The determination of the court comes from need and the finances of both spouses. According to Forbes, though, more often it is women who receive spousal support awards. In some cases, this is...
New tax laws to affect alimony payments
New Jersey has welcomed a new year, and for many residents, 2019 was full of big changes. In addition to holiday celebrations and annual festivities, 'tis the season to start thinking about tax returns. Several new laws have taken effect, and one of them directly...
The impact of a new marriage on alimony
New Jersey residents might be surprised to learn that almost half of new marriages in the United States include at least one person that has been married before. People are not giving up on matrimony, but there might be a few more things to discuss the second time...
Our firm has decades of experience handling alimony disputes
As we recently discussed on the blog, there are many types of alimony that can be awarded during the course of divorce. Depending on your circumstances, you may choose to aggressively seek a particular type of alimony that best meets your financial needs. On the other...
There are multiple types of alimony in New Jersey
There are a number of divorce legal issues that can reshape your post-divorce life. Child custody, of course, is a big one, but no other legal issues may affect your financial health more than alimony. Those who are successfully able to seek alimony, the payments they...
Reasons why the length of alimony may be adjusted
Regardless of which side of the fence you stand on during an alimony dispute, there can be a lot at stake. For an individual who is seeking spousal support, the outcome of these matters can shape his or her standard of living for years, perhaps even decades to come....
Coming to terms with “fairness” and alimony in a divorce case
Many people in New Jersey get divorced for a very simple reason: they no longer want to have any type of relationship with their ex-spouse. So, when spousal support - commonly known as "alimony" - is an issue in a divorce case, it can be hard for a spouse to see this...