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Alimony
Alimony is one of the most fluid concepts in family law. It is based on one spouse's
need for support after a separation and the other spouse's ability to pay it. In order to
get an award of alimony, it is necessary for you to provide your attorney with all of the
financial information you can get - bank statements, bills, credit card statements, and so
forth.
There are several things to look for in alimony cases. The first would be a gross
disparity in income between the parties. If one spouse has been a stay at home mom
with no career to speak of and the other has been the working dad, alimony for a few
years may be necessary. Ultimately, the Court will consider the length of the marriage,
the financial positions of the parties, the budgets that each must keep separately, the
budget they kept while married, and other financial data.
There are several types of alimony that have been recognized in Arkansas. The first is
permanent alimony, which is a little bit of a misnomer. It is not permanent usually - it is
usually paid for a period of years at a certain rate per month. Another type of alimony is
reimbursement alimony. Courts in Arkansas have not recognized a spouse's education
or professional training as property which may be divided upon divorce, and so it may
be inequitable not to award alimony in situations when one spouse's education or training
was financed by the other spouse. Finally, courts have recognized rehabilitative alimony,
which is designed to place one spouse in a secure financial situation while he or she
becomes financially self-sufficient.
Alimony is complicated and should be discussed with your attorney.
need for support after a separation and the other spouse's ability to pay it. In order to
get an award of alimony, it is necessary for you to provide your attorney with all of the
financial information you can get - bank statements, bills, credit card statements, and so
forth.
There are several things to look for in alimony cases. The first would be a gross
disparity in income between the parties. If one spouse has been a stay at home mom
with no career to speak of and the other has been the working dad, alimony for a few
years may be necessary. Ultimately, the Court will consider the length of the marriage,
the financial positions of the parties, the budgets that each must keep separately, the
budget they kept while married, and other financial data.
There are several types of alimony that have been recognized in Arkansas. The first is
permanent alimony, which is a little bit of a misnomer. It is not permanent usually - it is
usually paid for a period of years at a certain rate per month. Another type of alimony is
reimbursement alimony. Courts in Arkansas have not recognized a spouse's education
or professional training as property which may be divided upon divorce, and so it may
be inequitable not to award alimony in situations when one spouse's education or training
was financed by the other spouse. Finally, courts have recognized rehabilitative alimony,
which is designed to place one spouse in a secure financial situation while he or she
becomes financially self-sufficient.
Alimony is complicated and should be discussed with your attorney.
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