In order for payments to qualify as alimony, certain requirements must be met. The payments must be in cash, and pursuant to a divorce, separation or written agreement between the spouses; they must ...

Living together while separated or divorced is not usually what anyone would choose for themselves, but for some it’s necessary. According to Kelsey Queen, managing attorney at family law practice ...

Tim (not his real name) and his live-in girlfriend come to meet me. Jamie wants to get married, “We’ve been living together for five years and it’s time!” she says. “I have been more than patient, but ...