IF AT LEAST ONE OF THE PARENT'S HAS LIVED IN California FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS, CALIFORNIA HAS JURISDICTION AND UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, NO SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED BY THE OPPOSING PARTY TO EFFECTUATE A DIVORCE DECREE. MEDIATION WILL LIKELY BE ORDERED TO WORK OUT A PARENTING PLAN AND "DISSOMASTER" WILL BE UTILIZED TO COMPUTE SUPPORT AMOUNTS.
The power to "grant" a divorce does not lie with you it lies with the family courts. You cannot force your spouse to stay married to you. The court will establish child support (and alimony, if any) based on the needs of the parties and the ability to pay.
Temporary Alimony is spousal support that is paid during a separation but before the divorce becomes final. This type of alimony may ultimately be continued after the divorce but not necessarily. In some cases, the alimony stops altogether when the divorce becomes final.
Yes alimony can be awarded in a divorce in Louisana if the judge agrees. Alimony can also be done two ways, as a temporary support for short term or long term if its necessary.
Some states allow a "legal separation" instead of or before a divorce, which could include alimony and/or child support. In all states, I believe, you can file for divorce and ask for temporary child support and/or alimony pending the divorce. Check with a lawyer in your state.
Alimony, if awarded, is part of the divorce decree and so it is not awarded during the divorce proceeding. If the court deems it appropriate and necessary temporary support can be awarded during the divorce process.
Whether you can eliminate a debt that resulted from a divorce decree will depend on the type of debt. If you owe child support or alimony from a divorce then you will not be able to eliminate the debt in bankruptcy. If the divorce assigned some debt to you as part of the divorce and it was not assigned as child support or alimony then you may be able to eliminate the debt in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Chapter 13 bankruptcy allows you to eliminate debt assigned to you that is in the nature of a property settlement and not child support or alimony.
The divorce decree obligation states what each spouse is obligated to. This could be alimony payments or child support.
Alimony is a deductible item off gross income for both taxes and in calculating the child support obligation. Child support is not a tax deductible item. However, there may be other consideration. See links below.
Divorce - Child Support - Alimony and Spousal Support issues - Child Custody - etc)
If your ex is not working then I do not think you can get alimony...the whole point of alimony is for the "dominant" partner...as in the one that makes more money, to provide financial support for the other after a divorce, but if they are not making any money themselves then you cannot expect them to be able to support you if they can barely support themselves.
One could also term it temporary alimony, it is a form of support.
Alimony, also known as spousal support, is a payment made by one spouse to the other after a divorce to help maintain the receiving spouse's standard of living. Alimony laws vary by state and may consider factors such as the length of the marriage, each spouse's financial situation, and the contributions each spouse made to the marriage. The goal of alimony is to ensure that both spouses can move forward post-divorce in a fair and equitable manner.