Financial Stability in Two Households
This is splitting the day-to-day finances of one household into two. Learn how to balance income and expenses for both of you (and children), assess future earning potential and explore various financial support types, like child support, spousal support (alimony/maintenance) or direct expenses.
Cash Flow - Making Two Households Work Financially
An introduction to the cash flow analysis in divorce, focusing on income and expenses post-divorce and the ability of parties to support themselves (and children).
Income - How to Calculate What you Earn or What you Should Earn
In order to determine if you have sufficient money to meet your reasonable financial needs, you need to map out income.
Cash Flow - Is Support Needed?
Once you have a budget and income, the next step is to determine if you need support. Learn about this fundamental questions and types of support to consider.
Spousal Support - Everything you Need to Know
Learn all the considerations and elements of the analysis of spousal support, one of the most challenging financial aspects of divorce.
Child Support - Providing Financial Stability for the Children
Learn the key aspects of child support, including its purpose, calculation, enforcement, modification, and potential impact on your post-divorce financial situation.
Direct Expenses as Support
By allocating specific expenses to each spouse, direct payment arrangements provide transparency, accountability, and flexibility, allowing for a more tailored approach to financial support that meets the unique needs and circumstances of the family.
Children’s Direct Expenses as Part of Support
Learn the practicalities of implementing agreements on sharing direct expenses for children after divorce, aiming to provide clarity and guidance and avoid potential conflict.
Combination of Support Types
Integration of support types, like spousal support, child support and direct payment of expenses, can provide for unique agreements tailored to your specific circumstances.
Lump Sum/Buyout of Support Payments
Learn the pros and cons of making a lump sum buyout of support.
Marital Standard of Living
Also known as standard of living, the degree of comfort you and your spouse lived in during your marriage, including the home you lived in, the vacations you took, restaurants you ate at and the overall lifestyle that you lived.
Enforcement Mechanisms
Legal actions or procedures used to ensure compliance with spousal support orders, such as wage garnishment, contempt of court proceedings, or other enforcement measures.
Discretionary Expenses
Also known as variable costs, living expenses that are more variable and potentially more controllable than fixed expenses; they may be irregular and hard to plan for because these expenses are not always consistent and can be hard to budget.
Net Income
Cash available to an individual calculated by taking all money earned, including employment earnings, investments, and any other financial inflows after all taxes and other compulsory deductions are paid.
Self Support
The point in time when a individual can meet their own reasonable budget with their own income without needing any additional support from a former spouse.
Waiver Agreement
A binding spousal support agreement that does not have an opening for modification meaning both parties waive their right to seek a modification in the amount or duration of spousal support.
Cohabitation
Living together in a romantic or domestic relationship without being legally married; may affect spousal support obligations if it substantially changes the financial circumstances of the recipient spouse.
Modification
The process of changing or adjusting spousal support orders based on changes in financial status, employment, or other relevant factors of either spouse.
Variable Income
Money or other financial assets earned that is not received on a set schedule or consistent amount and may be more difficult to anticipate moving forward, such as tips, bonuses or commissions.
Reservation of Spousal Support
An agreement to not award spousal support but to keep a window of time open for one party to request spousal support based upon a change in circumstances during the time period of the reservation.
Recipient
The spouse that receives financial support from the other spouse (the payor).
Percentages of Income
A concept in child support or direct expenses for children where each parent pays a percentage of expenses based upon that parent’s percentage of the combined income of both parents.
