What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?Wisconsin
I am receiving a maintenance/family support payment. The kids are now grown and he wants to end the payment. The divore agreement left it as open indefintely. What are his chances of doing this?
Maraiage was 23 years. Divorced 12 years. Maintenence was based on equalizing income. I have a teaching degree but was not able to pursue teaching after marraige as we had to move every couple of years for his job or to add extra training to his career. The plan was to equalize our spendable income. The two children were shared custody and expenses. He has since remarried (twice) and both he and his wife have good paying professional jobs and have purchased a new spec house. I am employed with a lower salery at a non-profit. But without years of teaching experience and extra education during my marrage years, my salary is about equal to what I would be making in the teaching profession.
I have a friend who lives with me and pays a rent payment to help with my mortgage payment and expenses. My ex has taken me to court twice to reduce payments. The first time the court lowered the payment from $1000 to $800 month. The second , the court ordered no change.
Should I go to court and try to keep the amount the same? How do the courts view these payments these days? He will argue that our youngest child is on her own and that I should be supporting myself.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I am receiving a maintenance/family support payment. The kids are now grown and he wants to end the payment. The divore agreement left it as open indefintely. What are his chances of doing this?
Maraiage was 23 years. Divorced 12 years. Maintenence was based on equalizing income. I have a teaching degree but was not able to pursue teaching after marraige as we had to move every couple of years for his job or to add extra training to his career. The plan was to equalize our spendable income. The two children were shared custody and expenses. He has since remarried (twice) and both he and his wife have good paying professional jobs and have purchased a new spec house. I am employed with a lower salery at a non-profit. But without years of teaching experience and extra education during my marrage years, my salary is about equal to what I would be making in the teaching profession.
I have a friend who lives with me and pays a rent payment to help with my mortgage payment and expenses. My ex has taken me to court twice to reduce payments. The first time the court lowered the payment from $1000 to $800 month. The second , the court ordered no change.
Should I go to court and try to keep the amount the same? How do the courts view these payments these days? He will argue that our youngest child is on her own and that I should be supporting myself.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
