Calculating Alimony in Arizona There is no specific calculation that is used in the state of Arizona for appropriate alimony amounts. There are several steps that the courts will use to determine the length and amount of alimony to be paid. The courts may also refer to alimony as spousal maintenance in Arizona. The legal […]
Alimony Guidelines in Arizona Alimony is a monetary legal obligation of a spouse to another spouse to provide financial support before and after a legal separation. This obligation is also referred to as spousal support. In the state of Arizona, this is called spousal maintenance. The court is the one in charge of ordering spousal […]
Understanding Alimony In Arizona Law You do not get into a marriage planning on a divorce. Separating from a spouse is not something that anyone enjoys and people certainly do not want to deal with the often dreaded alimony payments. Unfortunately, alimony payments, technically called “spousal maintenance,” are often going to be required in the […]
Do you Pay Taxes on Alimony and What are the Recent Changes? Alimony payments are an essential part of a lesser-earning divorcee’s income. They offset expenses their paychecks cannot cover, such as assets endowed to them through divorce. For pre-2019 agreements, these payments are tax-deductible for the payer, lowering their taxable income. However, post-2018 agreements […]
How Is Alimony Calculated in Arizona? In Arizona, alimony is called spousal maintenance. When spouses separate or divorce, one party might not be able to pay the costs of basic living expenses. In that case, the judge might order the spouse who makes the higher income, regardless of whether it is the husband or the […]
Spousal Support also known as Alimony Spousal support, more commonly known as alimony, is an easy enough definition: one spouse paying money to another spouse after a divorce.[i] Now, determining how much one spouse needs to pay another spouse is not always a simple task. There are a lot of factors that go into this […]