Posts belonging to Category Alimony

Why Clients Should Take Some Responsibility for Their Dissatisfaction with the Ultimate Outcomes of their Cases

Maybe clients would be more satisfied with the outcomes of their cases if they changed the way in which they interviewed and selected the attorneys they retain. When clients consult with attorneys, they frequently ask the attorneys questions of law – they want to know what the law is on a particular issue. Shouldn’t any […]

The “M” in Alimony – Continued Discussions Arise on the Topic of Manimony

Divorce law is changing with the times…or is it? Not so long ago, when a husband divorced his wife, he paid alimony so she could live “in the style to which she was accustomed.” These alimony payments were often an ex-wife’s sole source of support in an America where most women didn’t work. Today, not […]

Why would we not have/use spousal support guidelines?

I read an article on spousal support calculations on CBC’s website that says “National guidelines on how much support money should be paid to a spouse when a marriage fails have been readily adopted in British Columbia and Ontario, but other provinces have been slow to apply them, says a new study. Quebec, in particular, has shown […]

Spousal Support: ‘Till Death Do us Part?

The issue of spousal support – and whether it should be permanent, linked to the length of a marriage, or linked to the financial capacity of the paying spouse – was recently raised by the Supreme Court of Canada, which ruled that settlements should typically remain settled (i.e. unchanging) unless a spouse can prove a […]

WHEN THE POST DIVORCE SITUATION CHANGES, DON’T WAIT TO CONSULT A LAWYER ABOUT CHANGING THE ORDER OF DIVORCE

I have witnessed countless times when the situation of the parties and the children changes after the divorce and the parties do nothing to change the Oorder.  This often leads to unfair results down the road.  Many times, the parties are getting along quite well and agree on changes, but that does not mean there […]

ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT: WHAT DOES HOUSE BILL 907 MEAN FOR A NON-WORKING SPOUSE?

Most family law practitioners are aware that House Bill 907 is scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2010. The law establishes new guidelines in divorce cases for the award of alimony and child support. The alimony changes are effective for awards entered after July 1, 2010 and the child support changes are for awards […]