What are the primary orders issued in a divorce case in the United States?
Jan Meriss Alfonso Assistant at Ascent Law LLC The primary orders issued in a divorce case in the United States include: Permanent Alimony Support to be paid by one spouse to another indefinitely; may end if the spouse receiving support remarries or lives with another person, if the spouse paying support dies, or if the spouse receiving support cohabits with another person and supports that person without the contribution of money from any other source. Temporary Alimony Support to be paid by one spouse to another during the pendency of a divorce proceeding; terminates upon entry of final judgment (unless the court makes it permanent). Custody and Parenting Time (Visitation) The specific terms of where a child will live, who has decision-making authority, and when a child will spend time with each parent. This is different from custody and parenting time arrangements for an unmarried couple who have created their own parenting agreement separate from their divorce proceeding. Chi...