Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

By Sara Pitcher

Noblesville, Indiana Divorce Lawyer

Financial support is rarely awarded in animal custody cases because of the continuing contact required between the parties and the drain enforcement would be on judicial resources, similar to visitation cases.

By Matt Allen

Editor, DadsDivorce.com

It's official. Massachusetts' long-awaited alimony reform is now reality following Gov. Deval Patrick's signature that mostly eradicates lifetime alimony awards.

The new law allows judges to put an end date to alimony, establishes a formula, and sets guidelines to help determine the amount of alimony.

Judges were hamstrung by the state’s previous archaic laws that did not allow them to cap the duration of alimony even when they felt alimony should end, among other shortcomings.

Ask A Lawyer Question:

I chose to file for legal separation from my wife for various reasons. We have been separated for 2 weeks. In North Carolina a couple must be separated for one year before they can file for divorce. During the separation period will I need to pay alimony and/or do I have any financial responsibility to my wife?

By: Barry Finkel

Alimony, spousal support and the concept of “continuing a lifestyle” are among a couple’s most frustrating separation and divorce issues.

It’s no surprise. In today’s troubling economy, finances are the root cause of many marital problems that lead to divorce. Even in good economic times, dividing a family’s holdings, deciding on the equitable distribution of assets, and coming to terms with alimony, spousal support or maintenance can be a significant stumbling block to finalizing the divorce and moving on with the divorcees’ respective lives.

Question:

Hello.

My ex quit her 60K job last October because she didn't want the forty-five minute commute. She has been unemployed ever since. Now that her unemployment benefits are getting ready to run out she has hit me up for support.

Can anything be done considering that she quit?