Alimony, or spousal support, provides financial assistance from one spouse to the other after a divorce. This support helps ensure fairness, especially when one spouse earns significantly less. Since alimony laws differ across states, understanding how it works in...
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What kinds of spousal support can you get in Alabama?
When a divorce is about to happen, both parties naturally start thinking about how they can maintain their lifestyle (or if they can maintain it). That’s often when the question of alimony comes up. Alimony is a form of spousal support that’s designed to help prevent...
Answers to your questions about alimony
Are you wondering how you will pay the bills once your marriage is over? You might consider filing a request for alimony. Also known as spousal support or maintenance, it is often a source of conflict during divorce proceedings. However, it can be crucial to ensuring...
New Alabama alimony laws aim to limit payments
It has now been about a full year since a major new overhaul of Alabama’s alimony laws went into effect. With the new law, the state aimed to virtually abolish the idea of alimony for life. A larger trend encourages people to “move on” Many states have tried to phase...