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Alimony in Chattahoochee County GA
Alimony is an allowance out of one partys estate, made for the support of the other party when living separately. It can be either temporary or permanent.
A spouse will not be entitled to alimony if it is proved by a preponderance of the evidence that the separation between the parties was due to that partys adultery or desertion. In all cases where alimony is sought, the court should require evidence of the factual basis of the separation even though one or both of the parties may seek a divorce, regardless of the grounds upon which a divorce is sought or granted by the court.
In all other cases in which alimony is demaded, alimony is authorized, but is not required, to be granted to either spouse according to the needs of the spouse and the capacity of the other spouse to make payment. When determining whether or not to grant alimony, the judge will consider evidence of the conduct of each spouse toward the other.
Should either spouse die prior to the courts order on the question of alimony, any rights of the other spouse to alimony will survive and be a lien upon the estate of the deceased spouse.
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