Is maintenance ordered in every Louisville divorce? Many people who are considering a divorce wonder about expenses after a divorce, such as child support and maintenance. Will maintenance be ordered in your case? Maintenance is not an automatic outcome of a divorce in Louisville. Maintenance is established under Kentucky law to level the financial playing...
How Much Maintenance Will Be Awarded in Your Divorce?
How much maintenance will be awarded in your divorce in Louisville or Jefferson County? While the laws of Kentucky provide the Judge in your case with many legal underpinnings with which to decide your unique circumstances there is actually no formula to calculate the amount and duration of maintenance in a Kentucky divorce. There are...
Temporary Maintenance in a Louisville Divorce
One of the first issues Dodd & Dodd often manages for our clients is the request for an order of temporary maintenance in a Louisville divorce. The court recognizes the need to maintain a fairly level playing field between the spouses during a divorce, and there are many grounds to request an award of temporary...
How Are Temporary and Permanent Maintenance Awards Determined
How are temporary and permanent maintenance awards determined in Louisville family law courts? One of the primary factors in maintenance is the "standard of living" enjoyed by the couple during the course of their marriage. This is established in Kentucky family law which gives the court the authority to order one party to pay for...