Cohabitation
Does cohabitation impact a maintenance award?
We receive a number of inquiries every month about the impact of cohabitation on a maintenance award, and we thought we would take a moment
December 23, 2021
Category: Spousal Support
Spousal Support
Why should you pay spousal support to your former spouse?
This is a common question among divorcing spouses. Am I going to be obligated to pay my soon-to-be ex-spouse spousal maintenance? While there is no
July 23, 2021
Alimony
Handling Maintenance After The TCJA
With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), Congress made many changes to the tax code. In family law, perhaps the most significant change involved
September 2, 2020
Divorce
How Do Judges Determine Spousal Support
Parties to divorce sometimes feel that determining whether and how much to award a spouse in maintenance seems completely discretionary, especially compared to the chart
July 3, 2019
Divorce
Missouri Legislature Seeks To Reform Spousal Support
Representative Jim Neely has introduced a bill in the Missouri General Assembly that seeks to bring significantly more structure to awards of maintenance (or spousal
April 10, 2019
Alimony
A Work Around To The Change In Alimony Deductions
With the passage of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act at the end of 2017, Congress upended 75 years of settled law with regard to
October 24, 2018
Child Support
Strategic Use of “Dirt” on Your Ex During Divorce
Sometimes divorce leads people to give in to their vengeful instincts, and some spouses will admit they see the divorce process as a way to
February 22, 2017
Divorce
Gender Bias in Spousal Support?
We happened upon this interesting article that noted that, while 40 percent of households in this country have female breadwinners, only 3 percent of men
January 29, 2016
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