Alimony or maintenance is defined as the payment of money from one spouse to the other. The purpose of alimony/maintenance is to ultimately allow the person receiving it to become financially self-sufficient. You can receive alimony/maintenance at the same time that you are receiving child support. However, you should know that whatever amounts you receive…

On August 15th, 2010, Governor David Paterson signed no-fault divorce into law in New York State. New York was the last state in the union to sign this type of divorce into law. A no-fault divorce is one where no one is alleging that anyone has done anything wrong. Rather the couple desires to only…