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  • 09-02-2009, 06:46 AM
    SparkDog727
    When Can Your Wife Get Alimony
    My question involves divorce in the State of: Ohio.
    My soon to be ex. has restraining orders on her for attaking me and injuring me. I have 2 sets, one is in city court and one for divorce. My attorney has sent her my requests and that the court give custody temp to me for now. Her lawyer requested me give her the car so I did and had to buy another for me.
    Now she is contesting with give me money to get started because she never worked. After all shes done to me, attaking me, cheating, will they say I have to pay her money?
  • 09-02-2009, 06:51 AM
    LawResearcherMissy
    Re: Can She Get Alimony
    How long were you married?

    Depending on how long you were married, yes, she may well be awarded alimony.
  • 09-02-2009, 01:37 PM
    SparkDog727
    Re: Can She Get Alimony
    We were married for 13 yrs. But she also had drinking problem, assulted me/stabbed me, and has restraining orders on her. So if I would have to pay her alimony then the court awards me child support what happens then?
  • 09-02-2009, 05:52 PM
    LawResearcherMissy
    Re: Can She Get Alimony
    Then you pay the alimony you're ordered to pay, and she pays the child support she's ordered to pay.

    There's no "Oh, they cancel each other out, so don't bother" option, here, and the restraining orders are irrelevant.
  • 09-02-2009, 09:11 PM
    SparkDog727
    Re: Can She Get Alimony
    Quote:

    Quoting LawResearcherMissy
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    Then you pay the alimony you're ordered to pay, and she pays the child support she's ordered to pay.

    There's no "Oh, they cancel each other out, so don't bother" option, here, and the restraining orders are irrelevant.

    It just seems that the court systems are a joke to me. The only thing is the alimony has a end and the child support never stops, unless she doesnt pay it.
  • 09-03-2009, 03:20 AM
    LawResearcherMissy
    Re: Can She Get Alimony
    :rolleyes:

    Child support stops when the children are 18, unless there is an agreement for it to continue while they are in college.
  • 09-03-2009, 08:01 AM
    SparkDog727
    Re: Can She Get Alimony
    Can the courts not give her alimony? or is it a law that they will give her that?
    If I have full temp custody of kids how can they grant her money?

    What happens if I don't pay alimony? I'm self employed.
  • 09-03-2009, 08:43 AM
    LawResearcherMissy
    Re: Can She Get Alimony
    Read here.

    Child support and alimony are two completely different things. If you don't comply with the court order, you can be dragged into court, held in contempt, end up with your bank account levied, your tax refunds intercepted, and even land in jail.

    All this fussing over what is going to be maybe 3 or 4 years of spousal support?

    Look, you carrying on about how you don't want to pay and the courts are just a joke makes you look ridiculous. Knock it off and start prepping for reality.
  • 09-03-2009, 10:54 PM
    SparkDog727
    Re: Can She Get Alimony
    Quote:

    Quoting LawResearcherMissy
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    Read here.

    Child support and alimony are two completely different things. If you don't comply with the court order, you can be dragged into court, held in contempt, end up with your bank account levied, your tax refunds intercepted, and even land in jail.

    All this fussing over what is going to be maybe 3 or 4 years of spousal support?

    Look, you carrying on about how you don't want to pay and the courts are just a joke makes you look ridiculous. Knock it off and start prepping for reality.

    Most of the people that don't pay alimony get away with it. They get 1 day in jail and if they don't have a job then what are the courts gonna get. and i'm not saying I am not going to pay it. 3 or 4 yrs, it will be 5 yrs of what I say is BS. But I don't think they will award that.
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