Care is Split and Divided on Many Ways

1. Care is Split and Divided on Many Ways It is not enough that an attorney prepares and submits divorce papers to the court. His work is not done until the question of spousal support is considered and put to bed so to speak. Also termed alimony, care for a spouse after a divorce is of prime importance especially where children are concerned. If the spouse in a divorce case is not well cared for, be it the husband or the wife, due to failure of one of the party's support for the other who also may need to be well presented [attired] in some cases, the divorce settlement has failed to do its job or was not properly constructed. The question of alimony or spousal support has many facets to the agreement. For example, for how long in exact terms should the spousal support be paid? The amount of support taking into account general and cost increases in her own personal affairs which reflects on how he/she takes care of the children per se is important. A fixed term amount does not work when it comes to children. There are school fees to consider, education in general, all of which costs will increase each year or even more frequently. It is sometimes decided that the other party, be it the husband of wife, pays directly for the children's education, in which case there are legalities which must be dealt with. Also, the general style of living of a spouse needs to be taken into account. If is totally unfair to expect a spouse, and we will consider the wife or the husband, to live in a dowdy apartment when he/she is used to living in a modern luxury dwelling. So, the standard of living must be taken into account and depending on the finances of either party this needs to be set fairly. If

2. the parties have sufficient finances to make an even split then that must be drafted into the documents. However, this is rarely the case as, if the grounds for divorce are noted as an irretrievable and/or irreparable breakdown in the marriage, there has to be some or other cause, viz. an affair by one of the parties or some other problems and therefore some tension and disagreements must be present. The attorney has to deal with these delicate issues. As a general rule spousal support can be equated to about 40% of the paying party's salary or net income, less 50% of the other party's net income should the other party be working and earning a salary. Most times a 50/50 arrangement can work well. These are important factors to be noted down. Also, it is conceivable that, in the event of a spouse becoming ill and unable to render the support to the child/children then the other party can appeal for some financial relief from paying part of the alimony. This issue also has to be considered however, there are, in the normal course of events, some laid down rules which can be applied here. Every single issue of the divorce and consequently spousal support has to be dealt with by the attorney. Source: http://www.processapproval.org/2018/05/care-is-split-and-divided-on-many-ways.html ************