Alimony is a court-ordered sum that one former spouse must pay to another due to a separation or divorce agreement. You might sometimes hear about spousal maintenance or spousal support, which are ...

Over the past few years, an alimony reform movement, of sorts, has taken shape across the nation, and now many consider “lifetime alimony” a thing of the past -- a relic from the days when very few ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about your wealth and wellbeing during and after divorce. Balancing family dynamics when going through a divorce is never ...

If workers’ compensation law “can put the value on a [human] toe, how do you quantify how much the loss of a marriage means to somebody?” asks Atlanta lawyer Randall Kessler. “Divorce law is one of ...

(Reuters) - If Hugh McSharry's marriage had come to an end a generation ago, he might have felt uncomfortable accepting alimony. But when his divorce was finalized almost two years ago, in February ...

Correction Appended: May 16, 2013 Debbie Leff Israel has a math problem. Like so many math problems, it’s also a romantic problem. In 2009, Leff Israel, a divorced math professor, connected on ...

Getting divorced is stressful enough, and even more so when you consider the financial and tax implications that come with it. In terms of alimony, you might have questions about how to report alimony ...

Editor’s Note: Steve Hitner is president and founder of Mass Alimony Reform and the president of Metrowest Printing Co. He is a divorce consultant and mediator. He says many states are considering new ...

Alimony dates back centuries. The original idea was that once married, a man is responsible for a woman till death. But that notion has shifted in recent decades, as more women have jobs and their own ...