CAN ALIMONY INCLUDE PAYMENTS FOR MEDICAL AND LIFE INSURANCE?
Yes. Medical and life insurance are both usually taken into account these days in divorce settlements. If you did not work during the marriage and you relied upon your spouse to provide medical insurance for you, he or she may be required to maintain you on the policy while the case is proceeding and may have to buy an alternate policy for you after the divorce. Alternatively, if you receive alimony on a monthly basis, the amount you receive may include a sum for health insurance costs, but you would then be responsible for maintaining your own policy. If you are receiving permanent alimony (as opposed to temporary alimony), it is likely that your former spouse may be required to maintain life insurance as a protection against his or her untimely death. However, if you want to maintain insurance on your own life, your former spouse probably will not be required to pay for that life insurance (since your former spouse is probably not going to be the beneficiary). If you participate in t
