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 ...

Alimony is a court-ordered sum that one former spouse must pay to another due to a separation or divorce agreement. You might sometimes hear about spousal maintenance or spousal support, which are ...

I recently wrote Stay-at-Home-Mom Facing Divorce? Don't Expect Alimony, about the recent trend of states revisiting their alimony laws. In many states lifetime alimony is being challenged, and how the ...

Alimony dates back centuries. The original idea was that once married, a man is responsible for a woman till death. But that notion has shifted in recent decades, as more women have jobs and their own ...

Taxes are already complicated enough without adding divorce or dependents to the mix. But if you’ve been making or receiving alimony or child support payments, you need to know how those payments ...