When Is The Best Time To File For Divorce?

By Sara Pitcher Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer The decision to end a marriage is one of the hardest decisions you’ll ever have to make. Only when you truly believe your marriage cannot be saved, then you should begin considering the many factors that determine when is the best time …

Paying For Household Expenses During Separation Before Divorce

Question: Since my wife and I separated I have been paying her household expenses, such as rent and bills, as a form of child support and alimony. I met with a divorce attorney and he told me that I do not have to be paying for any of that since …

Alimony Laws: Forced To Pay Spousal Support While Cohabiting

Question: I cohabit with my girlfriend and our children, and she has increasingly threatened to take me to court in order to force me to pay child support and spousal support to help with the bills. Do state alimony laws allow for individuals who cohabit to ask for spousal support …

Taxes During Divorce: What You Can and Cannot Deduct

By Tara N. Brewer Special to DadsDivorce.com When facing a divorce, tax season can become quite complicated. According to The Wall Street Journal, revisions under the American Taxpayer Relief Act have forced divorce attorneys and tax accountants to cautiously calculate divorce agreements. Per this revision, single taxpayers with income exceeding …

Modifying Alimony If Ex Moves To Another Country

Question: I pay alimony to my ex-wife who recently has moved out of the country and now lives in a country where she can collect unemployment and free medical insurance from the government. Can I modify my alimony payments if my ex has moved to a country that provides her …

Modifying Alimony If Ex Receives Disability Benefits

Question: A few months after our divorce was final and I was ordered to pay alimony, my ex-wife began receiving Social Security Disability. How will this effect the spousal support I pay her? Can it increase or decrease based on her receiving payments that were not figured in the divorce?

Are Car Payments Deducted From Child Support And Alimony Orders?

Question: If my unemployed wife is awarded one of the cars in our divorce and I pay for that car, will that payment amount be deducted from any possible alimony or child support orders?

Do I Have To Inform My Ex Of My Raise If I Pay Alimony?

Question: My ex-wife’s attorney is requesting salary information from my new job because of my increased income. He said because I have an alimony and child support obligation that he is entitled to know my earnings. Do I have to provide my ex-wife’s divorce lawyer with my pay stubs and …

At What Point Does My Ex’s Repeated Requests For Alimony Become Excessive?

Question: My ex-wife has been denied a few times for spousal support since our divorce was final. At what point does her request become excessive or frivolous and the courts deem it in malice?

Why Was I Asked To Provide My 401k Value At My Hearing?

Question: I recently lost my job and filed motions to modify alimony and child support. My ex-wife’s divorce attorney sent me a notice to produce at the hearing a statement showing the value of my 401k. Why would her lawyer want to know the current value? Can she go after …