One issue that couples often contend with during the divorce process centers on financial support. Both parties can work together to reach an agreement on alimony or spousal support or in cases of ...

Spousal benefits are Social Security payments based on a spouse's lifetime earnings record, and a spouse may receive up to ...

The Tax Court held that spousal support payments received by a taxpayer from her ex-husband prior to the fourth and final support reduction were alimony payments, not child support, since the final ...

The Tax Court held that payments a taxpayer made to a former spouse were child support and not spousal support, since the divorce instrument under which they were made contained a child-related ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Alimony, also known as spousal support, is a court-ordered payment that one spouse makes to the other after a divorce or separation. In North Carolina, alimony may be awarded to a dependent spouse ...

In Z.A.S. v. T.S., 2024 BCSC 2205, the British Columbia Supreme Court (BCSC) provided a detailed analysis of the factors and financial intricacies involved in calculating income for purposes of ...