spousal support

[drummerorian]

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

My wife and i were married for 19 months. We were unofficially separated for a month now. My wife makes 12.50 an hour, and i make 15.30. We both work full time. We have no kids. Our only shared property is a $600 car, and some small furniture. She is demading 500 dollars a month in support. Her reasoning is that Her boss only lets her work 30 hours a week. And she claims she only makes 1200 a month, while i make 2100 a month.

 

[Silverplum]

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

My wife and i were married for 19 months. We were unofficially separated for a month now. My wife makes 12.50 an hour, and i make 15.30. We both work full time. We have no kids. Our only shared property is a $600 car, and some small furniture. She is demading 500 dollars a month in support. Her reasoning is that Her boss only lets her work 30 hours a week. And she claims she only makes 1200 a month, while i make 2100 a month.

Tell her this, exactly: HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! And then say NO.

Make sure you have copies of your recent years of tax returns.

 

[Proserpina]

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

My wife and i were married for 19 months. We were unofficially separated for a month now. My wife makes 12.50 an hour, and i make 15.30. We both work full time. We have no kids. Our only shared property is a $600 car, and some small furniture. She is demading 500 dollars a month in support. Her reasoning is that Her boss only lets her work 30 hours a week. And she claims she only makes 1200 a month, while i make 2100 a month.

Fight that every step of the way - you don't make much to begin with, and a court is NOT going to make you pay $500 per month in alimony just to leave you destitute.

She'll be lucky to get ANY - you have a very, very short marriage.

It's also not your problem that her boss won't let her do more than 30 hours. Not your problem at all.

Read this: https://www.utcourts.gov/howto/divorce/alimony.html

 

[Proserpina]

Tell her this, exactly: HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! And then say NO.

Make sure you have copies of your recent years of tax returns.

I like your answer much more than mine

 

[Silverplum]

I like your answer much more than mine

I came back with the link you just posted!

 

[LdiJ]

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

My wife and i were married for 19 months. We were unofficially separated for a month now. My wife makes 12.50 an hour, and i make 15.30. We both work full time. We have no kids. Our only shared property is a $600 car, and some small furniture. She is demading 500 dollars a month in support. Her reasoning is that Her boss only lets her work 30 hours a week. And she claims she only makes 1200 a month, while i make 2100 a month.

There is a slight possibility that you could get ordered to pay some temporary spousal support until the divorce is final, but that is a VERY slight possibility.

Other than that, your marriage is so short term that anything else would not even remotely happen.

 

[Proserpina]

There is a slight possibility that you could get ordered to pay some temporary spousal support until the divorce is final, but that is a VERY slight possibility.

Other than that, your marriage is so short term that anything else would not even remotely happen.

I'm loathe to say anything is 100% - but truly on this one? Not a chance. Nada.

(There's always going to be that one though, isn't there?)

 

[LdiJ]

I'm loathe to say anything is 100% - but truly on this one? Not a chance. Nada.

(There's always going to be that one though, isn't there?)

That is why I said VERY slight...because there is always that one.

 

[stealth2]

She could, of course, get a second job.

 

[Bali Hai]

That is why I said VERY slight...because there is always that one.

My ex's lawyer worked for a law firm that supported the campaign and election of the judge that belted me with alimony.

Anything can happen when judges have no guidelines and free rein to decide anything.

 

[Bali Hai]

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

My wife and i were married for 19 months. We were unofficially separated for a month now. My wife makes 12.50 an hour, and i make 15.30. We both work full time. We have no kids. Our only shared property is a $600 car, and some small furniture. She is demading 500 dollars a month in support. Her reasoning is that Her boss only lets her work 30 hours a week. And she claims she only makes 1200 a month, while i make 2100 a month.

Get rid of her ASAP. Her attitude will get worse and your exposure to alimony will increase as time goes by.

 

[Proserpina]

My ex's lawyer worked for a law firm that supported the campaign and election of the judge that belted me with alimony.

Anything can happen when judges have no guidelines and free rein to decide anything.

I fixed you a glass of Angostura.

You're welcome!

 

[Bali Hai]

I fixed you a glass of Angostura.

You're welcome!

Give that to the judge, it could only sweeten him up.