Can a spouse file a motion for a decrease in alimony?
If a payor’s income decreases then he can file a motion to ask the court to decrease or terminate his alimony obligation. The payor spouse must demonstrate that the decrease in income and/or salary was bona fide, in good faith, and not reduced in order to avoid and limit alimony. If a spouse is unemployed or underemployed then the court may impute income to him. The court may also look a person’s unearned income and assets to ruling on any alimony modification motions.
If a payor’s income decreases then he can file a motion to ask the court to decrease or terminate his alimony obligation. The payor spouse must demonstrate that the decrease in income and/or salary was bona fide, in good faith, and not reduced in order to avoid and limit alimony. If a spouse is unemployed or underemployed then the court may impute income to him. The court may also look a person’s unearned income and assets to ruling on any alimony modification motions.
If a payor’s income decreases then he can file a motion to request that the court decrease or terminate his alimony obligation. The payor spouse must demonstrate that the decrease in income and/or salary was bona fide, in good faith, and not reduced in order to avoid and limit alimony. If a spouse is unemployed or underemployed then the court may impute income to him. The court may also analyze a payor’s/husband’s unearned income and assets to assess the merits of an alimony modification motion(s).
