Can alimony received be used to support others?

[chucky]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California

A question I never see asked is: Can the receiving spouse use alimony payments to support her adult children or grandchildren from another marriage that was prior to the marriage with the spouse providing the alimony?

 

[TheGeekess]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California

A question I never see asked is: Can the receiving spouse use alimony payments to support her adult children or grandchildren from another marriage that was prior to the marriage with the spouse providing the alimony?

Receiving spouse can use the money however he/she/it wishes.

 

[chucky]

Receiving spouse can use the money however he/she/it wishes.

Thanks for the reply.

The uncertainty arose because the definition of spousal support discusses the maintenance of the standard of living for the receiving spouse. If the receiving spouse chooses to support deadbeat children/grandchildren then the support is not really for maintenance of the standard of living.

 

[Zigner]

Thanks for the reply.

The uncertainty arose because the definition of spousal support discusses the maintenance of the standard of living for the receiving spouse. If the receiving spouse chooses to support deadbeat children/grandchildren then the support is not really for maintenance of the standard of living.

Sure it is.

 

[latigo]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California

A question I never see asked is: Can the receiving spouse use alimony payments to support her adult children or grandchildren from another marriage that was prior to the marriage with the spouse providing the alimony?

There is a reason you have never "see" others ask such a question, chucky wucky!

Normally folks that stupid are too illiterate to use a keyboard.

 

[Bali Hai]

Thanks for the reply.

The uncertainty arose because the definition of spousal support discusses the maintenance of the standard of living for the receiving spouse. If the receiving spouse chooses to support deadbeat children/grandchildren then the support is not really for maintenance of the standard of living.

If someone doesn't support those (presumably adult) deadbeat children/grandchildren, who will? The unspoken/unwritten main reason for alimony is to take money from those who have it and the potential to get it, and redistribute it to those who won't work. The alimony payers don't like this, but it keeps the taxpayer's happy.

 

[Proserpina]

Thanks for the reply.

The uncertainty arose because the definition of spousal support discusses the maintenance of the standard of living for the receiving spouse. If the receiving spouse chooses to support deadbeat children/grandchildren then the support is not really for maintenance of the standard of living.

Try this:


(full credit to Misto though I changed it a bit)

Treat her checking account like a swimming pool. Every month, you add 500 gallons of water for support. She adds another 600 gallons from her part-time job. Maybe she has a birthday and gets another 50 gallons for gifts.

Now, she takes out 400 gallons out to pay rent. Another 200 gallons out for food. Another 200 gallons for medical care.

How in the world would you be expected to know that the gallons she took out to support actually came from you?

 

[justalayman]

Try this:


(full credit to Misto though I changed it a bit)

I color each of my water sources a different color. Then by using a spectrometer I can determine the makeup of any water (due to the amount of any given color present) I withdraw and with that, I can calculate where the water came from. easy peasy.

now what do have to say about the swimming pool analogy?

where law fails, science prevails

all hail the geeks of the world.

 

[Bali Hai]

Try this:


(full credit to Misto though I changed it a bit)

Her part time job should be a FULL time job. Add that to the swimming pool.

 

[Zigner]

Her part time job should be a FULL time job. Add that to the swimming pool.

Makes no difference to the analogy

 

[Bali Hai]

Makes no difference to the analogy

True, but now we have a legitimate overflowing swimming pool and with justalay's spectrometer (I would use a spectrophotometer) we can determine where that overflow is being collected. A legitimate argument for a judge to hear.

 

[Proserpina]

True, but now we have a legitimate overflowing swimming pool and with justalay's spectrometer (I would use a spectrophotometer) we can determine where that overflow is being collected. A legitimate argument for a judge to hear.

If you can tell me where and when, I would happily pay for tickets to see that used in court.

Hell, I'd buy everyone dinner at their favorite restaurant.

I can afford it because...

Whoops!

 

[single317dad]

Try this:


(full credit to Misto though I changed it a bit)

In my analogy, the pool would be an inflatable kiddie pool and all the money ends up covered in baby oil.