Divorcing my husband on grounds of adultery. Judge put him out of the marital home so he is renting a house for $1500 a month. He thinks this will mean there will be less money for me. Do his lifestyle choices affect the distribution of assets?
2007-09-07 13:28:04 · 4 answers · asked by Lesley K 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
No it is based solely on his income.... if he choices to try and live a lavish lifestyle then that is his problem. Your lawyer can actually turn that around on him and make him look bad.... I hope you have a lawyer....if not get one.... they will makethe husband pay his bill too.
2007-09-07 13:40:53 · answer #1 · answered by ♥♥♥MiSSY♥♥♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The amount and duration of alimony will be determined by the court by examining the following economic factors: (1) The duration of the marriage; (2) Any marital misconduct; (3) The health condition, age, station, occupation, amount and source of income, job skills, and employability of the parties; and (4) The state and the liabilities and needs of each of the parties. (5) Whether or not a party is capable of being self-supporting; (6) The extent to which a party was absent from employment while fulfilling homemaking responsibilities, and the extent to which any education, skills, or experience of that party have become outmoded and his or her earning capacity diminished; (7) The time and expense required for the supported spouse to acquire the appropriate education or training to develop marketable skills and find appropriate employment; (8) The probability, given a party’s age and skills, of completing education or training and becoming self-supporting; (9) The standard of living while married; (10) The opportunity of either party for future acquisition of capital assets and income; (11) The ability to pay of the supporting spouse, taking into account the supporting spouse’s earning capacity, earned and unearned income, assets, debts, and standard of living; (12) Any other factor which the court expressly finds to be just and proper. (General Laws of Rhode Island - Title 15 , Chapter 15-5-16)
so according to subset 11, it can possibly affect it, yes.
2007-09-07 20:37:07 · answer #2 · answered by allrightythen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Washington state, the incomes of each person are used to determine the "fair" share of each person. He makes more, he pays a bigger percentage toward the children's welfare. You make more, you pay a bigger percentage.
2007-09-07 20:38:04 · answer #3 · answered by Randy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i would not t hink so.
2007-09-07 20:34:23 · answer #4 · answered by Tsunami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋