tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477794429426738181.post2125708692417473603..comments2024-03-03T03:46:33.934-05:00Comments on Skylark Blog: Alimony Reform and Child Support: What will Change?Kelsey & Trask, P.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05241677623102829217noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477794429426738181.post-26153418242469860072013-01-16T17:01:53.902-05:002013-01-16T17:01:53.902-05:00Unfortunately the answer is very lawyerly: it depe...Unfortunately the answer is very lawyerly: it depends. Depending on the facts of each case, Judges vary on whether the straight text approach of excluding income up to $250,000 from the alimony analysis works for that family or not. Clever lawyering in presenting alternative options with tax benefits can also vary the outcome as well. Until we have an appeals case on this issue, which is not on the horizon as far as I am aware, then we are still going to see wide variation between Judges on how this is applied on a case-by-case basis.Kelsey & Trask, P.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05241677623102829217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477794429426738181.post-91244850007464797782013-01-16T16:54:22.927-05:002013-01-16T16:54:22.927-05:00Now that the Alimony Reform Act has been around fo...Now that the Alimony Reform Act has been around for a little while, does this analysis still hold? Or do you see judges awarding alimony higher than what this analysis would suggest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477794429426738181.post-65078065656690444852012-11-12T14:16:03.728-05:002012-11-12T14:16:03.728-05:00Kids are young. Mother decides that she is stayin...Kids are young. Mother decides that she is staying home with kids and doesn't wortk. Kids go to school and mom still decide to stay home ven though she is professional and can earn or she works in underemployed position while dad has to make things work financially. Divorce happens. Dad expected to still play the breadwinner role. Mom keeps kids and turns kids against dad. Is this fair? <br /><br />Word to dads... If she is not partnering financially, call it a day early that way you have your kids and more of your assets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477794429426738181.post-24863633243832231582012-08-06T21:40:06.874-04:002012-08-06T21:40:06.874-04:00Why dont the state just take his pay check and cal...Why dont the state just take his pay check and call it a day. With one or two divorces a women good live pretty good in Mass. Guys why get married and deal with that crap... The states are really turing families against one another ,fathers are not in the kids life ....the mother are not letting fathers see their kids, the state is stealing most of the money from the mother , the kids more than likely will be in the criminal justices system around the age of 16, and people wonder why things like the incident in Colorado happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477794429426738181.post-65772250361107102952012-03-29T10:49:47.065-04:002012-03-29T10:49:47.065-04:00A response to Anonymous has been posted here: Chil...A response to Anonymous has been posted here: <a href="http://kelseytrask.blogspot.com/2012/03/child-support-v-alimony-what-happens.html" rel="nofollow">Child Support v. Alimony - What happens when the non-custodial parent needs support?</a>Kelsey & Trask, P.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05241677623102829217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477794429426738181.post-63438347434621549092012-03-27T16:16:18.548-04:002012-03-27T16:16:18.548-04:00How will you calculate child support in a case whe...How will you calculate child support in a case where the dependent spouse does not have physical custody and the incomes of the parties are grossly disparate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3477794429426738181.post-34129773504363744182012-01-20T13:34:38.484-05:002012-01-20T13:34:38.484-05:00Well done piece, Justin. The primary take-away fr...Well done piece, Justin. The primary take-away from this is that the Alimony Reform Act encourages, and even requires, lawyers to devise creative and customized solutions to the financial issues of each family involved in a divorce.David Kellemnoreply@blogger.com