What is it called when you have to pay your ex wife money?
What is it called when you have to pay your ex wife money?
What is alimony? Alimony is financial support paid by one ex-spouse to the other after the marriage has legally ended. Alimony is also sometimes called spousal support. Temporary alimony (also called pendente lite alimony) can be granted while the divorce is in progress, to help until the divorce is final.
How can I get my ex husband to pay my support?
A QDRO can help with recovering delinquent support payments. Support arrearages can be ordered to be paid through the non-paying ex’s retirement plan. But, meticulous review by a qualified attorney is essential before drafting a QDRO for recovering past-due support payments.
Why does my ex husband not pay child support?
It could be the single most infuriating and problematic issue a divorced woman has to face: a settlement agreement is reached, and yet she never receives her court-ordered spousal and/or child support. Or maybe her ex-husband makes a few payments, or a few partial payments, and then the checks stop coming altogether.
Why did my ex not pay my divorce debt?
It was an amicable split and, as stipulated in the divorce decree, I took some of our combined debt and she took one of our debts in the form of a bank credit card. She remarried and together she and her new spouse decided not to pay on the debt that she assumed in the divorce decree. They declared bankruptcy and listed me as one of the creditors.
Can a judge order an ex to pay bills?
In that case it is you. Your divorce agreement doesn’t change your existing obligations to your creditors. So even if your ex agrees to pay the bills as a part of your divorce settlement or was ordered to do so in a divorce decree signed by a judge, the agreement or decree is binding on you and your ex alone.
How are debts handled in divorce?
In California, a community property state, creditors can hold both spouses liable for debt incurred individually during a marriage. This means that any debt incurred by both spouses during a marriage, separation, or after the divorce is their responsibility.
What happens when my ex-spouse does not pay the debts?
If the parties prefer, the judge can split the debt as evenly as possible, despite whose name it is in. So, playing off the example above, the judge may assign the home improvement debt to the wife and the therapy and tuition debts to the husband. However, this is not recommended, the reasons for which we will explain more in depth below.
Why is my wife not paid her wages?
The wife does all of the book keeping work for the client, together with answering telephones etc, this turns into around 1 day per week. The inspector has acknowledged that the work is done, however will not allow the cost (£2,800) due to the wages amount not being paid to the wife specifically as wages.
Is it above board to pay wife’s wages?
Provided the wife actually does some work – for example, all the record-keeping and sending out invoices – this is above board. But can this still be done now we are subject to RTI?
Do you need PAYE if your wife is only employee?
If there isn’t a PAYE scheme then no they don’t. If the wife is the only employee then as long as she is paid less than the LEL (currently £112pw) then there is no requirement to have a PAYE scheme. The wife’s wages need to be justifiable in terms of work done,but there must also be evidence of payment.
If the parties prefer, the judge can split the debt as evenly as possible, despite whose name it is in. So, playing off the example above, the judge may assign the home improvement debt to the wife and the therapy and tuition debts to the husband. However, this is not recommended, the reasons for which we will explain more in depth below.
What was my ex wife ordered to pay?
My ex was under the divorce decree ordered to pay a one-year free financing loan we had (I was primary and she was co). Under the same decree I was ordered to pay her credit card (which she was primary and I was co).
Can a debtor garnish wages of an ex wife?
They are not parties, and it is highly dubious that they could ever become parties. The answer to the final sub-question is that, “yes,” if the creditors receive valid civil judgments they may be able to garnish wages as to the either of you after the waiting periods and procedures required by your state in order to collect the judgment.
Can you sue your ex wife for credit card debt?
This may seem unfair, but you can still sue the “ex” if you end up paying the larger share of the debt. Finally, it is very unlikely that your former wife’s new husband will become liable on this card debt unless he explicitly assumes liability at this late stage, which would be somewhat pointless.