With divorce, there are various types of spousal support through which one ex-spouse is required to pay the other. In most cases, the higher-earning spouse is required to pay the lower earner a certain amount, although there are exceptions to this. The tax rules used to be different based...
Couples hoping to shorten courtroom time can hire mediators to work through difficult issues like child custody and spousal support. Most mediators charge between $200 and $800 for their services, and the more couples have to discuss, the more they'll pay. In some states, mediation is mandator...
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In sub-Saharan Africa, “women reported fear of the cervical screening procedure and negative outcome, low level of awareness of services, embarrassment and possible violation of privacy, lack of spousal support, and societal stigmatization,” among other reasons for nonparticipati...
State law also usually provides a formula for whether spousal support should be awarded, taking into account the length of the marriage and how much time a lower-earning or stay-at-home spouse needs to become self-supporting. An important additional factor...
(d) Payment of spousal maintenance; (e) Payment of costs for the crime victim compensation fund, pursuant to section 24-4.1-119, C.R.S.; (f) Payment of surcharges for the victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement fund, pursuant to section 24-4.2-104, C.R.S.; (g) Paymen...
If so, it’s important to determine how existing obligations—like payments for child or spousal support, for example—will impact your budget. Additionally, it may also affect where you decide to buy a home, determine beneficiaries and stipulations in a will, and inform the level and type of...
The IRS prohibits claiming a loss on a "wash sale," selling a security at a loss and then repurchasing the same or a "substantially identical" security within 30 days of the sale.5This rule applies across all accounts under your name, including IRAs and spousal accounts. ...