What Is Alimony Pendente Lite?
Divorce requires that several important issues be decided before the actual divorce is finalized. These can include issues such as child visitation schedules and alimony.
In terms of alimony, alimony decisions can arise before the divorce is even finalized. In particular, the court can order alimony pendente lite while a divorce is in process. Alimony pendente lite is a type of temporary alimony that is provided before the divorce is finalized. In this article, the Orlando divorce lawyers at Greater Orlando Family Law will discuss alimony pendente lite, how it works, and how you can secure it as a part of your divorce.
What is alimony pendente lite?
The divorce process can be a financial strain and a difficult transition. Alimony was created to help a lower-earning spouse maintain their standard of living in the post-divorce landscape. It can also be issued in a temporary manner during the divorce.
It is often the case that one spouse makes significantly less money than the other. In these cases, the spouse would be left destitute by the divorce unless certain provisions were in place to take care of them. Once they separate, the lower-earning spouse may find it impossible to make ends meet let alone live the same standard of living they enjoyed during the marriage.
As an example, one parent may have foregone career opportunities and advancements to manage the household and care for the children. Once the homemaking spouse separates from the salary-earning spouse, the homemaking spouse may get to keep the marital home with the children. But how will they pay bills without gainful employment? Expenses and bills will keep pouring in regardless of the divorce. In this case, alimony may be the only way that the supposed could afford to live in the family home and maintain their standard of living. For this reason, alimony pendente lite is granted in some cases while the divorce is still being finalized.
Alimony pendente lite is temporary alimony that is ordered and paid out while a divorce is pending. Most people are familiar with spousal support payments that occur after the divorce is finalized. Alimony pendente lite happens while the divorce is being finalized. Alimony pendente lite is granted so that the lower-earning spouse can continue to pay bills and live at the financial status quo they established during the marriage.
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Greater Orlando Family Law represents the interests of Orlando residents who are getting a divorce. Call our Orlando divorce lawyers today to schedule an appointment, and we can begin discussing key areas of your divorce such as equitable distribution of the marital estate, spousal support (alimony), child custody, and child support.
