Understanding Who Qualifies for Spousal Support, Why It’s Awarded, and How Courts Decide Schedule a Free Consultation Going through a divorce can make you feel financially vulnerable, especially if you have relied on your spouse’s income or stepped away from a career to raise a family. Alimony, also called spousal support or spousal maintenance, is …
Divorce isn’t just about dissolving a marriage. It often reshapes each spouse’s financial future. For many couples, spousal support (often called alimony) becomes one of the most important – and contentious – issues in a divorce case. In Virginia, courts strive to create fair support orders, but “fair” rarely means the same thing across cases. …
Divorce is never easy, and it gets even more complicated when infidelity is involved. If you are navigating a divorce in Florida and wondering how an affair could affect alimony, especially under the new alimony laws, you’re not alone. Florida recently passed significant changes to how spousal support is awarded, and yes, adultery can make …