What is the difference between alimony pendente lite, spousal support, and alimony?
• Alimony Pendente Lite is financial support granted while the divorce proceedings are pending. Once a divorce decree is entered, alimony pendente lite terminates. • Spousal Support is financial support that is required when the parties are married, whether or not they are living together, and the requesting party is unable to meet his or her own needs. Spousal Support terminates when the parties divorce. • Alimony is an award to a spouse that begins after the divorce is finalized. Alimony terminates if the person receiving alimony enters into cohabitation with a non-family member of the opposite sex, or if that person remarries, or by agreement, or if either party dies.
