Bankruptcy and alimony - Oconee County GA contested divorce attorney

Bankruptcy and alimony - Oconee County GA contested divorce attorney

Sadly, we are living in rough financial times. Although the number of bankruptcy cases has increased due to the present economic recession, interestingly, bankruptcy does not discharge spousal support
payments in GA.

Although a bankruptcy will not discharge the obligations of court-ordered mandatory alimony payments, there are numerous situations in which those spousal maintenance payments can be restructured. As opposed to the terms and conditions of the division of marital property during a divorce, that are set in stone at the time of the divorce, alimony payments are often modifiable depending on changing situations, such as changes in job or retirement.

In GA as in majority of the states, spousal support payments will cease when the receiving spouse chooses to remarry. While remarriage may terminate maintenance obligations, death may not! The death of the spouse making spousal maintenance payments may be inheritable by their estate.

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