Financial obligations stemming from marriage can last for years after a divorce. When divorcing couples have children together, one parent may pay child support until the children become independent adults. In some cases, one spouse may need to provide ongoing...
Divorce does not always result in an instantaneous elimination of financial obligations between spouses. Depending on the contents of the marital estate, it can take months to finalize property division matters. In certain scenarios, one spouse may have to provide...
Spousal support often plays a critical role in helping to ensure financial fairness after a marriage ends. When one spouse may experience a drastic shift in their standard of living post-divorce, the court may award spousal support to alleviate financial hardships....
Spousal maintenance can be one of the biggest issues when couples divorce. Higher-earning spouses may resent the obligation to pay maintenance, while dependent or lower-earning spouses may not be able to live independently without it. People may also call spousal...
When Missouri couples decide to part ways, one crucial aspect that may need addressing is spousal support, also known as maintenance or alimony. Spousal support is a financial arrangement designed to assist the lower-earning spouse in maintaining a standard of living...
Adults who separate or divorce generally recognize that child support is a necessary part of co-parenting arrangements. Financial obligations often fall to the higher-earning adult or the one who spends less time with the children. However, sometimes there will also...
You’re getting divorced, and your spouse is going to have to pay alimony, also known as spousal support. Perhaps you left the workforce to help raise a family, counting on your spouse to support you all financially. Since you’re losing that support in the divorce,...
The worst thing about your divorce is the fact that you no longer have your child living with you full-time. It wouldn’t be so bad, except that your ex-spouse is frustrating every attempt you make to spend time with the kids. Every time your visitation day rolls...
Life moves on after your marriage ends, often in ways you could never expect. Perhaps now that there is less tension at home, your job performance has improved and you just got a raise. Perhaps your ex is the one who has seen their career take off since the divorce....
Some people who want to get divorced think that alimony or spousal maintenance obligations are automatic. If they stayed home to raise the children or take care of the family home, they assume that the Missouri family courts will order alimony from their spouse. While...
