Most divorce lawyers In Connecticut agree that there is a significant increase in the number of men receiving alimony. A recent article from the Connecticut Law Tribune highlights some of the reasons why: Here are a few points: 1. Women are earning more money and in many families are the “bread winners” 2. Historically, husbands…
How to modify alimony in Connecticut? This is often a pressing matter for divorced spouses in Connecticut. After a divorce decree has been entered, the circumstances of the former spouses creating a need to modify the original support award. The most common reasons for requesting a modification are financial – especially in the current…
I told you it was coming. The Alimony Reform Bill – HB 5509 has arrived. View it here: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/TOB/H/2012HB-05509-R00-HB.htm There has been a “spirited” debate amongst the Family Bar on this Bill. Proponents of the bill believe that the “guidelines” will bring more certainty and predictability to awards of alimony. With one less issue in…
Florida is the latest state to consider alimony reform. The reform would limit the ability of judges to order lifetime alimony and adjust the way alimony is calculated. Connecticut lawmakers are drafting an alimony reform bill. Other states including Arkansas, North and South Carolina, Oregon and West Virginia have set up “Alimony Reform” groups to…
Back in September I blogged about how lifetime alimony awards in Connecticut were substantially decreasing. Lifetime alimony in Connecticut – is it over? – Bridgeport, CT Metro/Family and Personal Injury Law Blog | Brian D. Kaschel La Now comes word that legislation will introduced in Connecticut to eliminate lifetime alimony. If passed, the new law…
How is alimony or child support determined if a spouse going through a divorce or modification of support is unemployed or underemployed? A judge may set support orders based on “earning capacity.” Earning capacity has been defined the Connecticut Appellate Court as “an amount which a person can realistically be expected to earn considering such…