Alimony and Spousal Maintenance Attorney in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois

In what situations is spousal support awarded in Illinois?

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a question i get many times is when
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will i be entitled to spousal support
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now in illinois
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it’s under statutory guidelines and
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there is a specific
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parameter with which the court will look
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at when they decide whether or not
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they’re going to award
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a spouse maintenance or alimony is
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another name for it
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and generally speaking if you take the
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total net income
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of the parties the person receiving the
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maintenance
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cannot have more than 40 percent
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of that total it’s a simple case if you
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have
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uh one spouse who earns
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a hundred thousand dollars and the other
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spouse earns nothing
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there will be maintenance and generally
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speaking the party receiving maintenance
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will have roughly 40
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of the net income to their disposal
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recently uh with the new tax code
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maintenance prior to the new tax code
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was taxable
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to the receiver and deductible by the
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payer
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and that’s no longer the case and that’s
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why we use net
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income numbers

Chicago, IL family law attorney Michael Lodermeier talks about how and under what circumstances spousal support is awarded in Illinois.

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