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Alimony
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Pennsylvania Family Law
My Ex Sold Our House for Huge Money. Why No Change in My Support?
April Fools brought us a panel decision in Smedley v. Smedley (312 EDA 2023) which takes on the issue of whether home sales or other “one time” transactions are a…
NJ Family Legal Blog
Yes, A 29 Year Marriage Warrants Open Durational Alimony
20 year marriages warrant open durational alimony
Family
Ability to Pay Alimony Challenged in Jackson, Tennessee Divorce: Pallekonda v. Pallekonda
By K.O. Herston
When can an alimony obligor be found to be voluntarily underemployed in Tennessee?
NJ Family Legal Blog
So Alimony Formulas are Sometimes OK?
Over the years, I have blogged several times on the Appellate Division rejecting a trial court's use of a formula to calculate alimony as opposed to a fulsome consideration of…
Family
Transitional Alimony Vacated in Franklin, Tennessee Divorce: Tittle v. Tittle
By K.O. Herston
How long can transitional alimony last in a Tennessee divorce?
Grow Law
60 Divorce and Family Law Blog Topics: Strategic Content for Your Law Firm Success
By Sasha Berson
Divorce and family law are deeply personal and emotionally charged legal practice areas. These issues need to be handled with compassion, sensitivity, and authority. Whether it's helping clients navigate the…
Legal Profession Blog
Failure To Pay Support Leads To Jail And Suspension
Failure to pay child support drew a six-month suspension from the New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial DepartmentIn 2004, respondent and his ex-wife were divorced in New Jersey.…
Pennsylvania Family Law
A 21st Century Visit to the Alimony Bar
When drafted and adopted as law in the 1980 Divorce Code, Section 706 (now 3706) was disarmingly simple. It said, 706. Bar to alimony No petitioner is entitled to…
Family
Interest on Alimony Reversed in Maryville, Tennessee Divorce: Barton v. Barton
By K.O. Herston
When can interest be awarded on "lump sum" alimony in a Tennessee divorce?
Minnesota Divorce & Family Law Blog
Spousal Maintenance Payments Are Not Deductible From Taxable Income
Before December 31, 2018, if you paid alimony, you could deduct it from your taxable income; and if you received alimony, you had to include it in your taxable income.…