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Alimony
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Georgia and International Family Law Blog
Child Support and Alimony in High Net Worth Divorce: How Georgia Law Handles High Earners
When families with significant income go through divorce in Georgia, the questions around child support and alimony take on added complexity. How much support will be awarded? Are there limits?…
North Carolina Divorce Lawyers Blog
Equitable Distribution and Alimony Ruling Explained
A North Carolina Court of Appeals decision in the Face v. Face (2024) case addressed many key points in separation court proceedings, including equitable distribution and alimony, as well as…
Miami Family Law Blog
Award of nominal alimony in a Florida divorce
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida AlimonyIf a party’s ability to pay alimony is non-existent due to temporary factors, a Florida court may be able to award…
The Family Law and Divorce Law Blog
Breaking New Ground: South Africa’s First Interim Maintenance Award to an Unmarried Life Partner — P.A.L v R.J.T (17492/2023) [2026] ZAWCHC 99 (4 March 2026).
The Facts: An Unmarried Partner Seeks Interim Maintenance P.A.L v R.J.T (17492/2023) [2026] ZAWCHC 99 (4 March 2026) came before Da Silva Salie J in the Western Cape Division of…
Miami Family Law Blog
Equitable distribution and alimony findings in a Florida divorce
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida DivorceWhen alimony and equitable distribution are considered in a Florida divorce, there are certain statutory findings that may be required in…
North Carolina Divorce Lawyers Blog
Alimony Reversed: Key Takeaways from Sunshine v. Sunshine (2024)
The 2024 Sunshine v. Sunshine decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals clarified how courts should handle income imputation in divorce cases. As you are about to read, this…
Miami Family Law Blog
Florida divorce: using alimony to offset equitable distribution
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Divorce'Can anticipated future expenses be considered in determining a Florida alimony obligation? Can alimony be used to compensate a party for…
NJ Family Legal Blog
How Much Job Search Information Do You Have to Provide When Seeking to Modify Alimony Due to Job Loss?
How much proof is required to get a hearing to modify child support and alimony. Supposedly, not so much. Moreover, the veracity of the proofs is an issue for trial.
Law and Other Things
The Pitfalls of Discretion: Scrutinising Maintenance under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act
The scheme of maintenance (permanent alimony) codified under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (“HMA”) continues to operate within a strict paradigm of conduct-based discretion rather than need-based…
Legal Bites
Maintenance Claim Fails When Husband’s Inability to Earn Stems from Wife’s Family’s Criminal Conduct
Indian maintenance law has steadily developed as a protective framework designed to shield wives, children, and dependent parents from economic abandonment. Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973…