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  • Can I Get More Alimony if My Spouse Cheated on Me?
    Can I Get More Alimony if My Spouse Cheated on Me?

    A cheating spouse can leave you feeling hurt, angry, and betrayed. These intense feelings might also make you want to punish your soon-to-be-ex. That reaction is certainly understandable, but divorce ...

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  • What Determines Alimony in Iowa?
    What Determines Alimony in Iowa?

    Is Alimony Required in Iowa? The purpose of alimony (also referred to as spousal support or spousal maintenance) is to provide the individual awarded alimony the necessary financial support they need ...

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  • How Does a Court Determine Alimony?
    How Does a Court Determine Alimony?

    Alimony (or spousal support) is a court-ordered mandate for one party to financially support the other following a divorce. The court may grant temporary or permanent alimony; the length of time and ...

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  • Modifying Terms of Your Divorce Settlement
    Modifying Terms of Your Divorce Settlement

    When divorce proceedings come to an end, it won’t necessarily mean you don’t have to see your ex in court again. When a court issues its final judgment regarding the dissolution of your marriage, it ...

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  • How Does the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Impact My Alimony Payments?
    How Does the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Impact My Alimony Payments?

    Beginning New Years Day, 2019, the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) go into effect. Among the reforms that the TCJA provides is a radical shift in how the age-old alimony tax deduction ...

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