Contact Lehigh Valley Divorce Attorneys Regarding Your Alimony or Spousal Support Concerns
Regardless of the age of a divorcing couple, alimony — financial support paid by one spouse to the other both during and after a divorce proceeding — must be addressed and evaluated. Elderly, baby boomers, middle age or young, when one household becomes two, necessary financial adjustments must be made by both spouses.
The correct question, beyond "What do I get?" or "What do I have to pay?" is how will the two previously interdependent spouses become self-sufficient? The answer to this question may lead a divorcing husband or wife to Shay, Santee & Kelhart, a law firm with a reputation for proficiency in litigation.
Contact the law offices of Shay, Santee & Kelhart to schedule a consultation regarding a dispute over spousal support, spousal maintenance, or alimony, including the following:
- Spousal support
- Rehabilitative alimony
- Temporary alimony
- Permanent alimony
- Alimony pendente lite (while divorce is underway)
Most family law firms practice collaborative divorce or represent people in mediation. Shay, Santee & Kelhart, on the other hand, is the law firm of choice when litigation regarding alimony becomes inevitable. The lawyers of Shay, Santee & Kelhart are experienced trial lawyers whose focus is on contentious disputes in civil legal matters including marital dissolution.
In general, alimony is not ordered as a result of marital misconduct. However, in some circumstances, marital misconduct of a financial nature such as the following may lead to increased support payments:
- An adulterous spouse squanders marital assets on a lover
- A gambling spouse squanders marital assets at a casino or on lottery tickets
Litigation may be necessary when couples with the following financial backgrounds approach divorce:
- Two-income couples who are both capable of supporting themselves
- Two-income couples with widely disparate income
- One-income couples consisting of one financially dependent spouse and one breadwinner
- One- or two-income couples in which one spouse has extraordinary health care needs and cannot earn enough to survive on his or her own
Whatever the individual circumstances, whatever the age of the couple, and however contentious the dispute is, a frank discussion with an attorney is advisable as soon as possible.
For more than 20 years, Shay, Santee & Kelhart has devoted its efforts, knowledge and experience to the task of zealously advocating for insurance companies, self-insured entities, property owners, the injured, and individuals seeking representation in divorce and child custody.
Divorce Litigation: Property Division, Spousal Support, Child Custody
For divorce litigation to deal with contentious disputes over alimony or equitable distribution of assets, seek help from a lawyer who regularly represents divorcing individuals and who is willing to litigate matters to achieve optimal results. Contact the law firm to schedule a consultation regarding any aspect of alimony, including modifications and enforcement.
