Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject matter expert, ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

I am nearly 55 years of age, divorced, and receiving Social Security Disability after a stroke. My former wife works for state government and was required to pay me permanent alimony by the judge in ...

This seems like an easy one; income is what you earn. While true as far as it goes, saying that income is merely what you earn ” or is everything you earn ” does not tell the whole story in divorce.

I went to court last week and my attorney and ex-wife's attorney wrote a settlement that has me paying her approximately $83,000 in spousal support over the next 5 years. In the declaration, it states ...

Some angry but bottom-line-driven couples are hoping to celebrate the New Year by making sure they finalize that divorce by Dec. 31. The reason? Beginning in 2019, President Donald Trump's tax ...

The law mandates women have a right to get financial support from their spouse during separation or following a divorce. This financial support is called alimony, however, it's not as simple as it ...