Can Alimony Be Modified Based On A New Spouse’s Income?

Question: The man I am dating pays lifetime alimony to his ex-wife. I earn a large salary, substantially more than he does. If we were to get married, could she request more alimony from him? Can alimony be modified based on a new spouse’s income?

Financial Advice On Divorce: Alimony Modification Because Of Remarriage

Question: I’m looking for financial advice on divorce on the chances my alimony payments will be decreased based on my remarriage. Since I am going to be financially responsible for another wife and more children, can I get an alimony modification?

Stepparents: The Legally Invisible Parents

By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com With one out of every two marriages ending in divorce, statistics indicate both divorced partners will probably remarry at least once. Even though a stepparent may participate in all aspects of raising his stepchild, the “unofficial” parenting by a stepparent is rarely factored into …

Discrimination Against Stepparents

By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com The law works to protect marriage and nuclear or traditional families. Stepfamilies, however, are considered incomplete institutions to be ignored and as stigmatized groups, less functional and more problematic than nuclear families. The “progress” made in expanding the stepparent’s role is primarily geared toward …

Will A Declaration Of Informal Marriage Overturn A Morality Clause?

Question: My ex-wife put a morality clause in our divorce agreement specifying that I am not allowed to have a girlfriend around our children. My girlfriend and I are serious but not ready for marriage. So if I file a “declaration of informal marriage” at the court clerk’s office, will …

Child support laws when you remarry

Question: How do child support laws work when you remarry? I pay my ex-wife alimony and child support. I am getting remarried and will have to fully support my new family. Can I reduce my current child support and alimony obligations because of my remarriage and supporting my new wife?

How are pending divorce issues resolved when one party has remarried?

Question: I have since remarried after my divorce was finalized. What claim does my ex-wife have on my QDRO (Qualified Domestic Relations Order) since we still have yet to complete the paperwork concerning my retirement fund? I live in Virginia and we divorced in California so which state has jurisdiction?

Conflicts When Integrating Your New Family

By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com One in every two first marriages ends in divorce, and (as if that’s not bad enough) the divorce rate goes up exponentially with each subsequent remarriage. It’s not that couples are incapable of making a succeeding marriage work; it’s that they are not adequately …

Blending Families

By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com If you are fresh off your divorce, you may not be able to imagine remarrying and subsequently parenting someone else’s kids. But it’s been my experience that the day will come when that “special” woman captures your heart and you take the plunge all …

Morality Clause: Prohibiting Cohabitation and Overnight Guests

By Michelle Hughes Divorce Lawyer, Cordell & Cordell Note: Read the other morality clause article discussing the use of morality clauses to prohibit the use of alcoholic beverages and/or illegal drugs during periods of custody with the child. We live in a “Charlie Sheen World” where movie stars and musicians …