Thanks for the memory Jun 21, 2008
The dramatic climax of A Wolf at the Table is when Burroughs, as an adult, calls his father and tries to provoke a response by suggesting that to get out of the alimony payments he is still paying his ex-wife, he could push her off a bridge where she is known to walk. Instead of telling him not to be ridiculous, as Burroughs expected, he says his father appeared to have already thought of this idea and rejected it because the bridge was overlooked by too many windows. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
"Manimony" A Rising Trend Jun 17, 2008
(CBS) As women out-earn their husbands in the workplace, many find they are footing the bill in divorce as well -- supporting their ex-spouses with alimony payments. Manimony is the new term for a growing trend. (CBS News -- Early Show)
The chilling effect of state's divorce laws Jun 13, 2008
Cathy Ortiz, a secretary in Fairhaven whose husband is out of work, was ordered in 2007 to make alimony payments from her own paycheck to his ex-wife - who has a full-time job with benefits. The husband, Ernest Ortiz, is suing the state, arguing that these laws are unconstitutional. (Boston Globe)
City job loss sees trophy wives seeking divorce May 26, 2008
He said: "Businessmen who lose their job often see it as an opportunity to head straight off to the divorce court before they find a new job so alimony payments will be based on their unemployed status.". Share this story. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Grieving Mom Of Drowned Kids Speaks Out Apr 5, 2008
Amy Castillo said a judge stopped alimony payments he had been receiving from her, and he was falling behind on financial obligations. "All around he was in trouble," she said. (CBS News -- US)
Mother of drowned children says their father had been angry but hadn't shown unusual behavior Apr 4, 2008
She said Mark Castillo was increasingly troubled in recent weeks - a judge stopped alimony payments he had been receiving from her, and he was falling behind on financial obligations. "All around he was in trouble," she said. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Men receiving alimony want a little respect Apr 2, 2008
But in his divorce settlement, he won alimony payments totaling at least $40,000 a year from his ex-wife, a marketing executive. "Had I not gotten that, I would have lived a different lifestyle," says Mr. Upton. (AZCentral -- Business)
10 Tips: Marrying your financial future Mar 26, 2008
Be honest about any and all debts, child-support obligations, alimony payments, business loans and other key financial details. 2. (MSNBC -- Business)
Extreme AMT Strategies Mar 21, 2008
State " Zip: Email: 12 ISSUES FOR $12.00 71% OFF! 24 ISSUES FOR $18.00 79% OFF! 36 ISSUES FOR $24.00 Best Deal! Print Send SITTING IN HIS accountant's office earlier this year, 63-year-old Joseph Halstead of San Diego, Calif., was contemplating a divorce despite being very happily married for the last 13 years. The culprit: The Halsteads' annual income a little over $220,000 combined with their ownership of four rental properties, is throwing them smack in the middle of the dreaded alternative... (SmartMoney)
The director made me do it Mar 20, 2008
The 37-year-old plays fidgety Hank, a devoted father who is behind on his alimony payments and needs money fast. When his big brother Andy (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a real estate broker with a heroin habit and a trophy wife (Marisa Tomei), hatches a ludicrous plan to rob their parents' jewellery store, he is easily convinced their parents will come to no harm. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Ex seeks $50-million and alimony Feb 28, 2008
MONTREAL A Montreal woman is seeking $50-million and alimony payments from her wealthy ex, arguing she deserves the same rights as a former wife even though the pair lived together without getting married. She's fighting a constitutional challenge that would rewrite the rules on couples who shack up but forgo marriage - a trend that is especially widespread among Quebeckers, the Canadian champions of common-law unions. (Globe and Mail -- National)
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As in life, 50 percent of the married students were divorced by organizers; those students then had to budget for child support or alimony payments. Students with money left over at the end of the month had the choice of giving to charity or rolling the dice at a center booth. (Derby Daily Reporter, KS)
The 0% Cap Gains Tax Jan 30, 2008
Among others, these write-offs include deductible retirement account contributions, health savings account (HSA) contributions, self-employed health-insurance premium costs, alimony payments, moving expenses and more. If you have some above-the-line deductions, your income can be that much higher, and you'll still be within the 15% rate bracket. (SmartMoney)
The Logic of Life Jan 22, 2008
But Becker knew that couldn't be the answer: if the husband wanted a divorce to run off with his mistress, "no fault" divorce didn't make it easier for him to do that, just cheaperbefore "no fault" divorce, he had to get his wife's agreement, which might mean higher alimony payments. This reasoning suggests that "no fault" divorce rules wouldn't change divorce rates at all. (Slate)
Sarkozy's ex-wife loses battle to stop book Jan 12, 2008
He also insisted the book was not insulting to Cecilia Sarkozy, although it calls her a shopping addict who complains that her alimony payments are too low for her lifestyle. Cecilia Sarkozy had known the journalist for a long time and treated her as a friend, said Jean-Yves Dupeux, another lawyer for the former first lady. (MSNBC -- International)
Cecilia Sarkozy loses bid to block book Jan 12, 2008
He also said the book was not insulting to Cecilia Sarkozy, although it calls her a shopping addict who complains that her alimony payments are too low for her lifestyle. Cecilia Sarkozy had known the journalist for a long time and treated her as a friend, said Jean-Yves Dupeux, one of Ms. Sarkozy's lawyers. (Globe and Mail -- International)
We should listen to campaign promises Jan 12, 2008
He has said that if he gets elected president anyone who pays alimony will be qualified for his new "Marriage Amnesty Bill" where all previous marriages will be literally erased and no more alimony payments will have to be made. One odd campaign promise came from Mitt Romney. (Nogales International, AZ)
General hailed as hero after Katrina is retiring Jan 7, 2008
" It lets a low-ranking enlisted soldier directly e-mail the three-star general about everything from alimony payments to promotion paperwork. And Honor; answers every question, making sure that someone on his staff gets on a resolution. Friday is his last day in command, but Honor; remains obsessed with details, like the boxed lunches that will be served to the soldiers and the handing out of blankets in case it's cold during the ceremony at Fort McPherson. "If he tells you he's going to come... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets *1/2 Dec 21, 2007
Forced to move in with dear old Dad (Jon Voight), Gates has little time to calculate his alimony payments before he's pressed into another treasure hunt although this time the pot of gold is the family name itself. As a somewhat murky prologue depicts, Gates's great-grandfather, Thomas, died trying to stop Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth from discovering a great buried treasure. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Eric Bana the best with two AFI awards Dec 7, 2007
put your reading glasses on and av a look, well he must be all out of funds now with huge alimony payments to Kerry and kids. but she cleverly tried to take peoples attention away from that by wearing so much bling around her neck i thought she was gonna fall over. (NEWS.com.au)
U.S. Senate's Dodd to offer bankruptcy reform bill Nov 29, 2007
Student loans would also be dischargeable under the bill, and child support and alimony payments would be settled first. Our bankruptcy laws should not punish these vulnerable members of our society, but instead should help them get back on their feet while protecting them and their families from added suffering at the hands of creditors, Dodd said. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Norman's brutal conquest Nov 24, 2007
She now receives about $US2000 a month in social security and alimony payments, she says, which will continue even after her ex-husband's death. She remains close to her daughters and hopes to one day mount a mother-daughter show with Danielle, who is a painter, and she has a standing movie date once a week with Betsy, a writer. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Gov’s order’ will take time Nov 23, 2007
EDS wrote on Nov 18, 2007 2:22 PM:" Hasso, excellent suggestion! I say we crack down fast and hard on these document forgers before they can get their printing presses re-programmed and selling the forged driver licenses. (Just think, if these new driver licenses were tied into the various vehicle insurance companies, then the minimum of liability insurance could be checked at the same time - no insurance = no driver licenses!) (And if these drive licenses were tied into the DHS, then alimony... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Sidney Lumet's star rises again with a tale about brotherly greed Nov 9, 2007
Andy has a carnal trollop of a wife, Gina (Tomei), who likes fancy things, and the divorced Hank is months behind in his alimony payments. Perhaps a small robbery would solve their problems. (Boston Globe)
Right, said Led: old fogeys of rock in classic reunion mode Nov 4, 2007
" But others are taking a more cynical view of the 2007 reunions, including Zeppelin's. Pop culture author and ex-Rolling Stone editor Toby Creswell said money and not music was the main driver of reunions. "A lot of these people have got big alimony payments. Their former groupies have got half of the estate and half of the publishing money and they need the dough. (The Age)
Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Oct 14, 2007
Schlesinger never intended his journals to be deeply personal: His divorce from his first wife, Marian, isn't mentioned, although complaints about his alimony payments are. His focus is on the outside world, punctuated by juicy anecdotes (Nixon is so venal during the funeral of Anwar Sadat that Gerald Ford says, "Sometimes wish I had never pardoned that son-of-a bitch"), many of them sourced by Henry Kissinger, a favorite lunching companion of Schlesinger, whom he regarded with equal amounts... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Pell grant change was necessary Oct 2, 2007
Defaulting will be difficult, however, because the law treats these loans like child support and alimony payments lenders can garnish the wages of those who don t pay. Increasing funding sources such as Pell grants and cutting rates on the government-backed loans as the president signed into law last week will help. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
High-priced student loans spell trouble Oct 1, 2007
A 2005 change to bankruptcy law puts private student loans on par with child support and alimony payments: Lenders can garnish wages if someone doesn't pay. Cuomo's probe revealed what he calls an "appalling pattern of favoritism" for student lenders that provided kickbacks, revenue-sharing plans and trips to college administrators in exchange for recommended lender status. (Anchorage Daily News)
News on Salary Doesnt Add Up Sep 15, 2007
For example, alimony payments are income but arent included in AGI. Earnings from mutual funds are income as well, but most arent counted in AGI because they occur through 401(k)-type plans. All told, federal tax policy ends up limiting the choices available to workers and families. (Townhall.com)
Living in a downward spiral Jul 22, 2007
And though Manzi in late May lowered Ruth's weekly child support and alimony payments to $312, including $50 to pay down his overdue obligations, he said he has little or no money remaining after the court-ordered payments. Judy Ruth, a homemaker, said she remains dependent on her father. (Boston Globe)
The College Savings Superpage Jul 10, 2007
These are deductible IRA contributions (as well as deductible SEP, SIMPLE and Keogh contributions), the student-loan-interest deduction, deductible contributions to medical savings accounts and health savings accounts, moving-expense deductions, half of the self-employment tax paid by self-employed individuals, the deduction for health-insurance premiums paid by self-employed persons, the deduction for higher education expenses; the deduction for certain legal expenses; the deduction for... (SmartMoney)
Getting the Better Half Jun 14, 2007
It's entirely too risky from a financial perspective because you may get stuck making not only child support but alimony payments for decades. I guess it won't matter when you are loving high on the hog with $10,000/month coming in for doing nothing. (SmartMoney)
Traditional IRAs for Beginners Apr 24, 2007
Income Limits: There are no income limits for a nondeductible traditional IRA, but you or your spouse must have earned income or receive taxable alimony payments. Earned income is taxable compensation such as taxable salary and wages from your employer or self employment income. (Suite101.com)
A third of cases brought to SIS clinic concern alimony Apr 22, 2007
This was among figures presented at a SIS forum here to highlight the issue of husbands failing to make good alimony payments to their ex-wives. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia law Associate Professor Noor Aziah Awal disclosed that court statistics showed that three men had been sent to jail for failing to pay alimony in 2005. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Tax Tips For The Divorced Apr 15, 2007
If you do, your so-called excess alimony payments could be recaptured and those deductions will evaporate ... Consequently, if you itemize and can prove that your lawyer helped you receive, increase or collect alimony payments, you can deduct her fees but only in connection with the alimony and only if they exceed 2% of your adjusted gross income. (Forbes)
How you can check out financial advisers Mar 25, 2007
Q: Joe M. asks, "I was recently hit with a large tax bill as a result of a divorce. The Hk rep advised me to change my W-4 form from my present listing, married with two dependents, to single with one. When I asked if he could calculate how this would affect my net pay, he referred me to my payroll division. My payroll clerk could not help other than suggesting I contact an accountant. There must be a way to figure this out. What do you suggest? A: If your employer won't help, an online... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
POSTCARD FROM... Mar 18, 2007
And being "big in Japan" has kept many a washed-up rocker in leather pants and alimony payments. Sky-high ticket prices mean artists and promoters cash in even on a relatively small show. (Time.com)
High Income Tax Breaks Mar 7, 2007
Deducting Alimony Payments to Your Ex. This may be small consolation, but if you started alimony payments last year, they're probably deductible ... Assuming you qualify, you can claim a full write-off of your alimony payments on page one of Form 1040. (SmartMoney)
See you later, instigator Feb 25, 2007
Any more punitive, and a player might also be handed a court date to have alimony payments increased and visiting rights amended. And people wonder what's happened to the emotion in the game. (Boston Globe)
Bill provides rules for setting alimony Feb 21, 2007
In May 2005, Weller ordered Mack to pay $10,000 a month in temporary alimony payments to his wife. Mack filed for bankruptcy to avoid paying, according to court papers. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Nevada News)
The Reunion Epidemic: From Police To Rage, Why Are So Many Bands Re-Forming? Feb 1, 2007
Your Drummer's Way Behind On Alimony Payments As many a wizening musician can attest, after a band splits up, the money often stops rolling in for non-songwriting members, whose income frequently stems primarily from gigging. According to legend, one oft-reunited classic-rock act hit the road whenever its notoriously spendthrift bassist ran out of money. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Get your fiscal house in order for Uncle Sam Jan 7, 2007
Did you make or receive alimony payments. Tally them up carefully, because the IRS will match the amounts reported by both the payer and recipient. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
