Alimony is the payment made by a spouse to the other on the event of a
divorce. The alimony payments could be paid for a fixed period of time as
ordered by the court or in a single lump sum amount. In the old days it was the
male who was required to pay the alimony to the wife, since women were mostly
restricted to housewives only. However, with changes in lifestyle and high rate
of women employment nowadays the financial position and resources of both the
spouses are taken into account before determining the amount of alimony.
Connecticut alimony attorney
also consider various factors like age of the married couple at the time of
applying for divorce, duration of the marriage, health and mental conditions of
the spouses, individual financial resources of the spouses, child support or
any such payments made under order of court, etc. in determining the amount of
alimony. Once the alimony determined is approved by the court, the liable
spouse has to pay the other periodically or in a single installment the alimony
money.
A Connecticut alimony attorney
helps spouses to modify or terminate the alimony arrangement by applying
the various provisions of the law. However, the modification or cessation of
alimony arrangement can be only made by a request in writing and given to the
court. The court will consider the grounds on which the
modification is sought. If the financial circumstances of either of the parties
have changed subsequent to the divorce, the court may order for a modification.
Where either of the parties is found to have engaged in another marital
relationship or a similar living relationship that resembles a marriage, or
performed adultery, the court may order a termination of the alimony. Further, a
Connecticut alimony
attorney can also enable a spouse to modify an alimony arrangement in
order to meet the match tax requirements of either of the spouse.
