Where a divorce decree has been entered the court may allow alimony, as it deems responsible, to either party only if it finds that alimony is necessary. Alimony is a court ordered provision for the spouse. There are many factors that determine the necessity of alimony and the court helps in determining the nature, amount, duration, and manner of payment of alimony. If something like this did happen to you, you should call your Bucks County divorce lawyers to get this taken care of quickly.
In the case, Gates v. Gates, The couple had been married for ten years, and settled on and agreement of money paid to the wife to be $4,000 a month for 11 years.
In this case, parties signed a binding pre marital agreement. At the time of the hearing the wife had a no earning capacity, no separate income generating assets, and was receiving $1,214 per month from a disability. The husband on the other hand had a net worth in excess of $3,000,000 while also earning a six figure salary. The two settle on a deal that didn’t terrible hurt the husband financially and was able to sustain the wife. For your information the cite for Gates is Gates v. Gates 933 A.2d 102.