Divorce Alimony in Oklahoma
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Sections 43-121 and 43-210 of Divorce Oklahoma Alimony
- If a wife abandons a husband, such a husband is not responsible to offer her spousal support unless she offers to return, except when such a wife can justify that the husband's misconduct has made her abandon him
- If a wife is living separate from her husband by agreement, such a husband is not legally responsible to offer her alimony, except when the agreement mentions that spousal support should be disbursed
- If the court thinks it reasonable, it may order either spouse to disburse spousal support to the other through real or personal property
- The court may issue orders that the alimony payments may be as installments or in gross amount as appears fair and equitable to the court
Types of Divorce Oklahoma Alimony
Lump Sum Alimony
- This is a predetermined amount of money
- It is not mandatory that this amount has to be paid in one go
- This alimony can be divided into payments that are spread over a period of time
Permanent Alimony
- This payment has to be done for an indefinite time till the remarriage of the recipient or demise of either spouse
Rehabilitative Alimony
- These payments are done with an objective that the recipient should undergo a job training for a higher earning potential to become self reliant
- This alimony is usually paid for a definite period of time
Temporary Alimony
- These payments are done till the divorce decree has been granted
Section 43 134 of Oklahoma Alimony
- If the recipient remarries or dies, this leads to a termination of all unpaid alimony obligations
- If an ex spouse voluntarily cohabits with a person of opposite sex, this may lead to modification of the provisions of alimony
- Let us assume that one of the ex spouses has passed a motion in which it is alleged that voluntary cohabitation has taken place and hence the alimony may be modified. In these circumstances, the court will have jurisdiction to alter future alimony payments only if the party furnishes evidence of considerable alteration in circumstances of either partner
- Cohabitation is said to exist when a man and a woman reside with each other continuously in a private conjugal relation. The law does not label this relation as marriage. This relation does not fulfill the standards of common law marriage
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