Can alimony be retroactive?
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Can alimony be retroactive?
An order for spousal support in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for legal separation of the parties may be made retroactive to the date of filing the notice of motion or order to show cause, or to any subsequent date.
What is the punishment for not paying maintenance to wife?
1) For non payment of maintenance ordered by the court the husband can be sent to jail until her is able to pay up. 2) It is advisable to pay up and move a petition to contest the amount ordered by the court requesting it to be reduced.
Is retroactive spousal support tax deductible?
Calculating spousal support retroactively Periodic (i.e., monthly) spousal support payments are taxable income in the hands of the recipient spouse, and tax deductible to the payor spouse. Lump sum support, on the other hand, is not tax deductible by the payor spouse and not taxable income for the recipient spouse.
Is spousal support retroactive in California?
Take California’s spousal support statute, for instance: An order for spousal support in a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for legal separation of the parties may be made retroactive to the date of filing the notice of motion or order to show cause, or to any subsequent date.
Does spousal support end when you live with someone?
A Court may order that a spouse pay their former partner maintenance following the breakdown of their relationship (or even during their marriage, if the parties are married), “spousal maintenance”, where one party cannot provide for their own needs.
