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Old 02-06-2002, 08:40 PM
Tani
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IAAL please answer also others -Changing or stopping alimony


I would like to know if I have a chance of reducing or canceling my alimony payment. Your opinion would be appreciated. If it is not worth pursuing, please tell me.

I was working two full time jobs when I got divorced, one 8 hour day shift and one 8 hour night shift. I did this for 9 years because my ex wife insisted and got us into all kinds of debt. My health started to fail and right before I filed for divorce, I was admitted to the ER for chest pain, due to stress. I was in ICU for several days. They called it angina due to overwork and stress. It has been four years since the divorce. Since the divorce, I have not been able to work two full time jobs, due to Type 2 diabetes and 4 herniated discs and the worry of angina again. I have worked one and a half jobs since the divorce, but find that my health would be better if I worked only one 8 hour job. I worked as a CNA when I was married before, but due to herniated discs, I had to go into security guard work, ($10 an hour). The part time job I have had has been as a service station cashier, the only job I can find after my other day job. Now, however, I have quit my service station job because they have cut my 24 hours a week to 16 hours a week and I am not making it financially. I have applied at many many places, but due to the slow economy, I have yet to get a second job. I have $100 worth of prescription expenses a month for diabetes.
My question is this...my ex wife makes $10 an hour, I think, or more. I am having trouble paying child support $200 a month and alimony $200 a month on my take home income of $1300 at my present one 8 hour job.
I am remarried and my wife has a home. I also have an old car of hers that I can use, but will need a new one soon. Is there any possibility of changing or eliminating this alimony? I live in Utah.
Thank you for any answers.
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Old 02-06-2002, 10:05 PM
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My response:

Since you didn't tell me your age, or the age of your ex wife, and what she does for a living, and her ability to obtain a higher paying job, and how long the alimony has been in effect, mine would only be an educated guess based upon experience and what you have told me.

Therefore, based upon your ability to prove your current health conditions, and your related health costs for your condition, I would hazard to say that you could easily have the alimony reduced by 1/3 to 1/2.

Good luck to you.

IAAL
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