Quick Overview OnAmbiguous Case and State Law

State alimony payments.Alimony reform activistsalimony State divorce laws may be pretty clear on some things. Issues of child custody and child visitation can get confusing, but for the most part the standards are the same for each case. Divorce itself can either be fault or no fault, and there are set standards for that as well. Alimony is a different issue. The payments that are made to an individual's ex-spouse are to help them maintain a lifestyle that they were accustomed to. The court determines the amount of these payments and well as the length of time that an individual must pay them.

Alimony laws are mostly open to interpretation. A judge has the right to make the final decision on whom will receive alimony payments and who will not. Since different judges have different thoughts on the subject of alimony, there are a number of outcomes that can happen in any case.

While state divorce laws remain somewhat in tune with each other, a spouse will never know exactly what the outcome of an alimony lawsuit will be. Even prenuptial agreements made between couples before the marriage can be fought in court.

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