I'm just curious, if a woman gets alimony from a divorce, does she have to get remarried for the alimony to end? If she chooses to live with another guy, say for 10 years (thus making them common law), does the alimony continue?
Alimony?
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Usually. It depends on the state/province.
Don't know about Ontario.
Here is an article about Massachusetts, where alimony does NOT end automatically upon remarriage.
In Mass., that has to be spelled out in the divorce.
http://www.divorcenet.com/states/massachusetts/ending_alimony_on_remarriage_a_change_in_circumstances
Don't know about Ontario.
Here is an article about Massachusetts, where alimony does NOT end automatically upon remarriage.
In Mass., that has to be spelled out in the divorce.
http://www.divorcenet.com/states/massachusetts/ending_alimony_on_remarriage_a_change_in_circumstances
It depends on the court order. Usually there is a clause about the woman remarrying or common law. I know one woman that has a 5 year clause in her alimony deal. She lives with someone (man or woman) for more than 5 years the alimony is cut off. Guess how long she tends to stay in relationships?
The other side of the coin is women who look at the child support payments as alimony. The check comes in and it's 85% gone on hair, clothes, nails, boooze. Then they think of stuff the children need. We have one of these women in my family.
The other side of the coin is women who look at the child support payments as alimony. The check comes in and it's 85% gone on hair, clothes, nails, boooze. Then they think of stuff the children need. We have one of these women in my family.
Child support and alimony are not the same thing. Legally, they are conceptually different. A father is responsible for financially helping with his kids, regardless of whether Mom has a new bf, although that may allow father to apply to REDUCE child support a little. Complicated topic.
Alimony is hugely complex!!!! Conceptually, it is ordered for a number of different reasons. If a woman has given up her career to stay home with the kids and the guy has become succesful, the woman will be compensated for her sacrifice with alimony. Depending on the degree of the sacrifice, she may get enough $$ to requalify in her own career, or for a longer period if the marriage was long-term and she is older.
AS well, if the woman is incapacitated for some reason, a long-term partner might have to accept the burden of providing for her with alimony.
There are no hard and fast rules re "how long" or "under what circumstances".
Alimony is hugely complex!!!! Conceptually, it is ordered for a number of different reasons. If a woman has given up her career to stay home with the kids and the guy has become succesful, the woman will be compensated for her sacrifice with alimony. Depending on the degree of the sacrifice, she may get enough $$ to requalify in her own career, or for a longer period if the marriage was long-term and she is older.
AS well, if the woman is incapacitated for some reason, a long-term partner might have to accept the burden of providing for her with alimony.
There are no hard and fast rules re "how long" or "under what circumstances".
