A Survey of Lawyers' Observations About the Principles Governing the Award of Spousal Support throughout the United States

A Survey of Lawyers' Observations About the Principles Governing the Award of Spousal Support throughout the United States

[...]the incomes of the payor and the recipient varied, as did the size of the marital estate.[...]although I distributed 5,000 questionnaires, I only obtained a total of 142 responses in return.[...]from the questionnaires received from lawyers in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Penns...

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Veröffentlicht in:Family law quarterly 2017-03, Vol.51 (1), p.1-37
1. Verfasser: OLDHAM, J. THOMAS
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Alimony
Attorneys
Awards
Careers
Caring
Child support
Children & youth
Couples
Courts
Disability
Divorce
Family law
Family Role
Guidelines
Judges
Judges & magistrates
Jurisdiction
Laws, regulations and rules
Lawyers
Living Standards
Marriage
Mental Disorders
Public opinion
Questionnaires
Spouses
Standard of living
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Zusammenfassung:[...]the incomes of the payor and the recipient varied, as did the size of the marital estate.[...]although I distributed 5,000 questionnaires, I only obtained a total of 142 responses in return.[...]from the questionnaires received from lawyers in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee, the respondents substantially disagreed regarding the likelihood of a support award in all scenarios.[...]many respondents indicated in their questionnaire responses that judges before whom they practice did not agree regarding spousal support policy.
ISSN:0014-729X
2162-7991