Alimony is granted as part of a divorce proceeding. Alimony arrangements are generally agreed to by divorcing spouses in their marital settlement agreement or by court order by the court with jurisdiction over the divorce.
In most locations, yes, if the wife's income is significantly larger than the husbands are, he may be able to petition the court for alimony payments successfully.
It depends on the circumstances but generally speaking, alimony cannot be added after the divorce is finalized, even where spousal support was not discussed at all in the settlement. This is because...
A claim for alimony must be included in the divorce action. If the divorce has already been ordered, you are probably too late. Speak with your divorce lawyer about whether it is possible to modify...
NO. Alimony payments must continue until a new court order has been signed. The petition only serves to establish retroactivity of total amount due. I know because my ex-husband was under an income...