Athens Georgia spousal maintenance lawyers

Athens Georgia spousal maintenance lawyers

maintenance payments are happening and well in the Georgia divorce system. If you earn substantially more money than a spouse to whom you have been married for a lot of years, there is a good chance you will be directed to pay some maintenance. But, maintenance generally isnt awarded for short marriages or the sspouses earn almost the same amount.

If you get a spousal support order and your spouse refuses to make the required payments, start quick legal action to enforce the order through a contempt proceeding or an earnings assignment order. Spousal support have the same force as any other court order and, if dealt properly, can be enforced with the very realsitc chances of obtaining timely payments. When required, a judge can jail a reluctant payor to prove that it means business.

Alimony is of three types:
• Permanent spousal support - the paying party continues making the payments till death or till the party granted the payments remarries.
• Temporary spousal maintenance – the alimony payments are made for a short period of time to assist the receiving spouse to stand alone once again.
• Rehabilitative spousal support – is given to to help a spouse with lower employability or earning ability become adjusted to a new post-marital life.

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