By: Julia Aidan
Submitted: 2009-12-02 15:45:13 | Word Count: 517
Alimony is also called as the settlement that one party in the divorce is expected to pay to the other. In a divorce the court has the right to specify a particular type of alimony and the payer has to pay the same to the beneficiary or the receiver of the alimony. There are three different types of alimony and the court, on its discretion, can appoint a particular type to a particular case.
Here you will find the three types of alimonies in detail.
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- Temporary Alimony
Temporary alimony is one that is granted to the receiving spouse to maintain a particular lifestyle till the time of the actual divorce or a few years after it. This is to ensure that certain debts or mortgages that were jointly owned do not become the sole burden of one spouse. Hence to lessen the burden of the receiving spouse a temporary alimony is granted.
- Permanent Alimony
Permanent alimony on the other hand would be a payment that has to be paid to the receiving spouse for the rest of his or her life. The payment could be made bi-monthly, monthly or even yearly. Such alimony is granted to a spouse who under no circumstances can be employed.
- Rehabilitative Alimony
Rehabilitative alimony is granted to a receiving spouse who is currently unemployed but will find an employment during a later period. Such alimony is to rehabilitate the receiving spouse till the time he or she is able to get back to work or till the time he or she is employable.
An accident that has left a spouse with a broken leg and who is expected to be in bed for 6 months would receive a rehabilitative alimony till the time he or she rehabilitates completely. Such alimony is short-term in nature and can last anywhere between a few months to a few years.
Always remember that divorce has to the very last option in the legal system of separation. It is always best to get a marriage counselor and work together to make amends. If nothing else works then a divorce can be looked at.
Before looking at divorce you will have to look for the best attorney in the market. Do a lot of research and invest in the best attorney that you can find. If you are claiming alimony then it is only the magic work of your attorney that would count.
So make sure that the attorney you choose is the best in the game. Also remember that when it comes to alimony the court would look at both parties i.e. you and your husband, and see who has a better financial capacity or earning. Based on the findings the court could appoint you as the provider of the alimony or the receiver.
This is a place that a good attorney would be useful. He or she would be able to show the court how you are a dependant and how alimony would benefit both you and your children.
