Why do people have to pay alimony?
Jan Meriss Alfonso Assistant at Ascent Law LLC What Is Alimony? Alimony is designed to help people who are going through a divorce maintain a certain standard of living. It is intended to reduce the unfair economic effects of divorce on the non-wage-earning or lower-income spouse. It is also intended to help ex-spouses develop new job skills or develop career options, which may have been put on hold when the marriage ended. In addition, it is used to help higher-income families maintain a standard of living that was common during the marriage. Alimony is a measure of the standard of living of the marriage Alimony is an award that is made after a divorce and is designed to maintain the standard of living of the spouses who were married. This amount of money is usually paid on a monthly basis. However, in some cases, judges may order lump sum payments for maintenance. These payments can be made in cash or in the form of property transfers. In such cases, the recipient spouse will h...