Spousal Support With Child Formula In Fulton
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In general, you can ask for support anytime after the divorce is filed; however, since you are living together, I assume your spouse is paying the rent/mortgage and other household expenses. When that is the situation, many judges will not order support, since you're receiving a form of support already.
The court will determine how long you or the other party will receive alimony. If you have been married for 20 years or longer, there is no limit to how long you can receive alimony. However, if you were married for less than 20 years, you cannot collect alimony for more than 50% of the length of the marriage.
To receive alimony, a court must order it. In many cases, a divorce does not include alimony. However, this is decided on a case-by-case basis in the state of Georgia, so it is possible for any divorcing couple to have alimony requirements as part of the end of their marriage.
The calculation of child support in Georgia is based on both parents' income—but the definition of income does not include the earnings or assets of a parent's new spouse.
California determines alimony based on the recipient's “marital standard of living,” which aims to allow the spouse to continue living in a similar manner as during the marriage.
In general, you can ask for support anytime after the divorce is filed; however, since you are living together, I assume your spouse is paying the rent/mortgage and other household expenses. When that is the situation, many judges will not order support, since you're receiving a form of support already.
Gross income is one of the primary factors that the child support calculation is based on. However, there are several factors that play into what is considered gross income for the purposes of calculating child support in Georgia. Gross income means all income from any source, whether earned or unearned.
A child support order is established based on the Georgia Child Support Guidelines, which considers the income of both parents and the number of children. Sometimes other factors may be considered.
Under California law, for the most part, a new spouse's income is not used in the calculation for child support. It may only be considered when not doing so would cause extreme and severe hardship to the child involved. Usually, the calculation is made strictly using the parents' gross income.
