No Fault Divorce Alimony

Alimony is a synonym for Spousal Support. It means that after a divorce has been granted, one of the divorced partners pays a specific sum of money to the other divorced partner. While deciding this amount, the intention is that the economically weaker divorced partner can enjoy the standard of living as was during the marital life.

Types of No Fault Divorce Alimony

Rehabilitative

The divorced partner, who is economically weaker, is awarded some amount to adapt to the life after divorce. This usually happens when the weaker divorced partner is an employee, however lacks a robust earning ability.

Temporary

In this case, one of the divorced partners is not earning at all. So, the courts order the economically stronger partner to offer money to the weaker partner till he or she succeeds in earning enough money.

Permanent

It is scheduled that the economically robust divorced partner must offer alimony in one of the following two ways.

• Till the death of the economically weaker partner
• Till the economically weaker partner remarries

Considerations in No Fault Divorce Alimony

• Economical capacity of the payer
• Future prospects of the divorced partners: If there are indications and it is reasonable to believe that one of the divorced partners would possibly get considerable money in the future, then it is expected that such a partner would disburse more amount of alimony.
• Health of the divorced partners: Poor health indicates a need of money. It also implies incapacity to support self. That one divorced partner would remain indigent is against the aims of the court. Thus, a divorced partner with poor health receives more alimony.
• Current age of the divorced partners: The ground rule is that if the divorced partners are young, they would be able to adapt to their lives more easily. Hence, they would be in need of alimony for a shorter span of time.
• Length of separation prior to divorce
• The duration of marital life (if the divorced partners had a considerable span of marital life and during this span, one of the partners was involved in home-making and this has hampered the career of this partner, then logically the spousal support would be more): More the duration of the marriage, longer is the period for which alimony is to be granted. If the marital life has prevailed for more than a decade, then such a divorced partner is possibly a recipient of permanent alimony.

Generalized rules regarding alimony

• The sex of the recipient is crucial. Historically, men earn more money than their wives. Practically, men are not involved in child rearing and hence there is no gap in their employment due to this reason. So, generally, women are more prone to receive alimony.
• As per the statutes of the various states in the United States, it is considered as a right of the divorced partners to continue their standard of living as was present during marital life. The cumulative income of the divorced partners is arranged in such a way that they would be able to reach a lifestyle almost equal to the marital life.

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