Athens-Clarke County Georgia Maintenance – Divorce attorney

Athens-Clarke County Georgia Maintenance – Divorce attorney

Enforcing spousal maintenance in Madison County Georgia

The Court can order either party to pay spousal support to the other. Previously majority of maintenance payments were made by the husband to his ex- wife. Now many women work outside the home as well, it is now more common that wives are being ordered to provide spousal support to their former husbands. alimony payments may be ordered on a temporary basis until the former spouse can become self-supporting, remarries or cohabitates with another adult. Permanent spousal support payments may be ordered if the former spouse is unable to work. When Court had ordered that alimony is to be paid and the order is not being followed, a Complaint for Contempt can be submitted to the Court. This compliant should be submitted when there is reason to believe that he or she has the means to pay, but is refusing to do so. A Complaint for Contempt should not be used as a means of harassing the spouse. The spouse in arrears will be called to reply to the compliant themselves, whether they have left the jurisdiction or not. The Court can order that the payments be withheld from the spouses paycheck or by direct withdrawal from a bank account. A court does have the authority to order that the non-payer be sent to jail until they agree to make the payments as ordered.

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