Understanding Alimony in Pennsylvania

Created more than 3,000 years ago, The Code of Hammurabi was one of humanity’s earliest sets of written laws. Among the things in the code was a provision that said that if a man wanted to leave his wife, he needed to give her a dowry, along with rights to “field, garden or property.” And with that, the concept of alimony – financial support paid by one spouse to another after a divorce – was born. But what does alimony look like today in 21st century Pennsylvania? Read on to find out, with the help of a Doylestown alimony attorney. How does alimony work in Pennsylvania? Pennsylvania courts can order an ex-spouse to pay three types of financial support during a divorce case: spousal support, alimony pendente lite and alimony: Spousal support – Paid after the two parties separate, but before they finalize their divorce. A court can order this support before the divorce action is filed. Alimony pendente lite – Pendente lite is Latin for…

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