If your spouse or former spouse refuses to pay you the alimony you’re owed, you can enforce your rights in court. Under Connecticut law, an award of alimony in a separation agreement, divorce judgment, or stipulation is a legally enforceable obligation. However,...
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Can My Alimony Order Be Changed After Divorce?
Most alimony orders can be changed after divorce if the appropriate requirements are met. You can seek an increase, decrease, suspension, or termination regardless of whether you are the recipient or payor. If you want to modify an alimony order, your attorney can...
Can Alimony Orders in Connecticut be Modified after the Divorce?
Have you and your soon-to-be ex-spouse come to an agreement surrounding alimony? You may be curious as to whether or not alimony orders may be modified after the divorce has been finalized. In our latest video blog, Partner and Attorney Sarah Murray delves...
Frequently Asked Questions About Alimony
If you are contemplating divorce, you may have questions about alimony. Inquiries about alimony are among the most frequently asked questions we receive from clients. Whether you are worried that you may be required to pay or you are anxious that you won’t get enough...
Common Questions about Alimony in Connecticut
If you’re currently navigating a Connecticut divorce, it is important that you have a solid understanding of alimony and how it may affect your divorce case. In our latest video blog, Partner and Attorney Sarah Murray weighed in on some of the most common...
Will Cohabitation After Divorce Impact My Alimony Agreement?
Alimony agreements and orders are hardly set in stone. In fact, they are routinely modified when the alimony recipient remarries. But what happens to alimony when the recipient chooses not to remarry and chooses cohabitation with his or her new significant other? Is...
Do I Have To Pay Alimony If My Ex-Spouse Is Cohabiting During COVID-19 Quarantine?
Regulations and orders from federal, state, and local governments are impacting the way we live during the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout Connecticut, significant others, relatives, or even friends have temporarily moved in to together during the coronavirus...
HOW DOES THE CARES ACT IMPACT MY CONNECTICUT DIVORCE?
On March 27, 2020 the Congress passed H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security “CARES” Act. This Act is intended to provide emergency economic relief to individuals, families and businesses who are impacted by the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. How does...
Common Questions about Alimony in Connecticut
This Week's Blog by Eric J. Broder Is Alimony Mandatory in Connecticut? There is no requirement that alimony must be awarded in Connecticut divorce cases. In determining whether or not to award alimony, the court will look at a variety of factors, including, but not...
Common Myths With Respect to Alimony in Connecticut
This Week's Blog by Sarah E. Murray Myth #1: Alimony is awarded for half the length of the marriage Myth #2: Lifetime alimony means that the alimony payor must pay alimony for the rest of his or her life Myth #3: My spouse works full-time; therefore, I do not have to...
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