Support waiver in 1985 prenup unenforceable 
Published: January 7, 2013
Tags: prenuptial agreement, spousal support
A husband in his divorce could not enforce a spousal support waiver included in the parties’ 1985 prenuptial agreement, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in affirming judgment.
Military disability counts in award of spousal support
Published: February 17, 2012
Tags: disability benefits, divorce, spousal support
A husband’s military disability benefits constituted income for the purpose of determining his spousal support obligation in his divorce, West Virginia’s highest court has ruled.
Husband’s VA disability counts in awarding alimony
Published: December 15, 2011
Tags: alimony, disability benefits, divorce, spousal support
Federal law does not prevent a state court from considering a husband’s veterans’ disability benefits in calculating spousal support in his divorce, the South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment.
Support can’t be sought when spouses live together
Published: September 23, 2011
Tags: divorce, spousal support
A wife could not bring an action for separate maintenance and support when she and her husband continued to live together, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
Health insurance clause modifiable after divorce
Published: June 3, 2011
Tags: divorce, spousal support
A husband could obtain a modification of a divorce decree provision requiring him to maintain health insurance for the wife, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
Wife can’t show ‘impoverishment’ under Medicaid
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 21, 2011
Tags: Medicaid, Medicaid planning, spousal support
The wife of an institutionalized spouse could not obtain relief under Medicaid guidelines simply by showing that her monthly income allowance was insufficient to maintain her previous standard of living, New York’s highest court has ruled in reversing judgment.
Wife entitled to ‘compensatory’ support
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 17, 2010
Tags: spousal support
A wife’s contributions in launching her husband’s career as a dentist were significant enough to justify an award of compensatory spousal support, the Oregon Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
Military allowance included in support calculation
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: November 29, 2010
Tags: child support, spousal support
A divorced man’s continued obligation to pay spousal and child support could be based on the military allowances that he received for housing and food, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in affirming judgment.
$600,000 settlement in dispute over pension payments
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: November 10, 2010
Tags: divorce, pension, spousal support
An 81-year-old woman who divorced her husband in 1985 recently received a $600,000 settlement for owed spousal support and pension payments.
Support can be based on husband’s divided pension
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: November 5, 2010
Tags: pension, spousal support
The continuation of a divorced man’s spousal support obligation could be based on benefits received from his pension – even though half the asset had been awarded to his wife in the parties’ divorce, the Vermont Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment.
