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bobbymcgee
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Payor spouse quitting job and ending alimony?
#186540 - 03/13/08 04:33 PM (72.37.180.210)

Can the spouse that is obliged to pay spousal support quit their job to be 'taken care of' by a third party, and hence refuse to pay support because they do not have income (except from the third party)?

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gigi
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Re: Payor spouse quitting job and ending alimony? [Re: bobbymcgee]
#186542 - 03/13/08 04:42 PM (68.110.69.37)

Probably not. But if it's been paid through wage assignment or garnishment, then you'll have to find a different way of collecting.

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Re: Payor spouse quitting job and ending alimony? [Re: gigi]
#186549 - 03/13/08 05:50 PM (76.185.59.234)

I didn't quit job but was laid off just before she filed. Actually I think she filed because she new I was coming to a end of my job. That chichen egg thing you know. Anyway it didn't matter I was still orderd to pay alimony based on what I had been making. As for the rest of your question about being kept, I should have the answer in the next two weeks. I've got custody now and am going in the morning to ask that she start paying health insurance. She is also kept and only works enough to pay for the very very small child support. From what I understand she will have to pay but nothing is for sure yet.

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Jada
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Re: Payor spouse quitting job and ending alimony? [Re: bobbymcgee]
#186567 - 03/13/08 07:34 PM (69.115.64.195)

[quote]Can the spouse that is obliged to pay spousal support quit their job to be 'taken care of' by a third party, and hence refuse to pay support because they do not have income (except from the third party)? [/quote]

Payor spouse is going to learn all about imputed income when payor spouse is treated like s/he is still working and ordered to continue to pay what s/he was originally ordered to pay.

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KGrow
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Re: Payor spouse quitting job and ending alimony? [Re: bobbymcgee]
#186572 - 03/13/08 08:26 PM (24.8.144.220)

The answer is somewhere between "not likely" and "when hell freezes over" depending on the details in the alimony award.

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