Pennsylvania Divorce Laws

Pennsylvania Divorce Laws regarding Alimony

The Court finds out if alimony is essential and if so, the mode of payment, duration, amount and nature of it. In order to finalize these issues, the Court considers the following factors like –

• The period of marital life
• The inheritances and expectancies of both partners
• The sources of income of both partners inclusive of insurance, retirement, medical and other benefits
• The emotional, mental, physical states and the ages of both parties
• The relative earning abilities and earnings of both partners
• The relative requirements of the partners
• The input of either partner as a homemaker
• The property brought to the marriage by both spouses
• The relative liabilities and assets of both partners
• The relative education of both partners and the duration essential for the partner requesting alimony to attain enough training or education to seek apt employment
• The standard of living reached during marital life
• If a partner plays the role of the custodian of a minor child, then to what degree the financial obligations, expenditures and earning power of this partner is affected
• The input of one partner to the increased earning power, training and education of the other partner
• Whether the partner requesting for spousal support is not capable of self support by means of apt job
• Whether the partner requesting alimony does not have enough property to fulfill the reasonable requirements
• The local, State and Federal tax consequences of the alimony award
• The marital misconduct of the partners in marital life

Pennsylvania Divorce Laws regarding Property Distribution

The Court is guided by the following issues while finalizing property distribution –

• The chances of each partner in the future to attain income and capital assets
• The input by one partner to the raised earning power, training and education of the other partner
• The following attributes of both partners-
  • Needs
  • Liabilities
  • Estate
  • Employability
  • Vocational skills
  • Sources and amount of income
  • Station
  • Health
  • Age
• If any of the partners has any previous marriage
• The duration of marital life
• If the partner would play the role of custodian of any dependent minor child
• The financial conditions of each partner, inclusive of local, State and Federal tax effects after the separation of property would take place
• The standard of living enjoyed by the partners during marital life
• The valuation of the property reserved for each partner
• Whether the marital property has been appreciated, depreciated, preserved or attained due to the dissipation or input of either partner inclusive of the input of a partner as a homemaker

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