Spousal Support

Spousal maintenance is also known as alimony. It is a payment of some type made from one spouse to the other to provide support after a divorce. Spousal support is a means to ensure that parties leave the marriage on fair financial footing without one spouse leaving...

When going through a divorce, assets and asset division will often take up a big portion of the time devoted to it. Even if all goes to plan, this is a long and difficult process. Of course, if someone attempts to hide assets, it is even more difficult. How asset...

When you make less than your spouse, you have a certain amount of financial stability that depends on him or her. During a divorce, that financial stability may have to come from other places like court-ordered spousal support. When New York courts look at a divorce...

If you are going through a divorce, considering whether you may be eligible for spousal support is advisable. After all, you simply may not have the financial resources to support your standard of living without some help from your soon-to-be ex-spouse. Many New...

When you decide to seek spousal maintenance in a New York divorce, many aspects of you and your ex’s life fall under the microscope. Different factors determine if you receive spousal maintenance, and, if so, how much you might receive and for how long. According to...

New York law states that spouses have the responsibility to take care of each other. Spousal support isn't just for divorced couples. Some married people go to court to obtain spousal support when their spouses aren't fulfilling their legal duties. In New York, the...

Not many divorces come with an agreement about spousal support, but there are some instances when this is something that needs to happen. If you think that this is something that needs to happen in your divorce, we can look at the situation to see if the case meets...

There are tens of billions of dollars in child support that are supposed to exchange hands each year here in New York and the rest of the United States. Custodial parents see far less than that from their exes though. Some estimates show that only half of all moms and...

In an interesting  case titled Makris v. Makris, decided on January 8, 2020, a New York appellate Court has employed the waiver doctrine to retroactively vacate a former husband's  $ 53,312 spousal maintenance obligation. The litigants were married with two...

As you prepare for your divorce proceedings in New York, the issue of alimony will almost certainly come up. You may mention the word "alimony" only to hear terms such as "spousal support" or "spousal maintenance" in response. That is because many view both terms to...