"Alimony: The Real Facts About the Scariest Word in Divorce" on Breaking Free: A Modern Divorce Podcast #122

Summary: Rebecca Zung, Esq. and Susan Guthrie, Esq. give you the real facts about alimony, the scariest word in divorce on Breaking Free: A Modern Divorce Podcast. Alimony, Spousal Support or Maintenance - it doesn't matter what you call it, the obligation to pay support to your former spouse is for most people, the scariest word in divorce! To make matters worse, the law about alimony is complicated and often misunderstood. In this episode, Rebecca and Susan share their many years of experience as divorce litigators to bring you the REAL FACTS about alimony. They explain what a judge will consider in deciding if you have to pay alimony or if you will receive it. Beyond that, if you do have to pay alimony, how much will you have to pay and for how long? This episode also lets you know what far-reaching changes are happening to alimony under the new tax laws and what factors allow you to modify alimony after it's been ordered by the Court.  This topic is so complicated that this is a don't miss episode for anyone going through divorce! FOLLOW UP EPISODE IN THE WORKS!  Because there is so much confusion around alimony and support, Rebecca and Susan will be doing a second episode on alimony in the future to answer your questions so write in to tell us what you want to know!  You can reach us at breakingfreedivorcepodcast@gmail.com.   About Breaking Free: A Modern Divorce Podcast: A fresh inspirational podcast and the place to hear other people’s divorce and breakup stories so you know you aren’t alone, to learn from the top experts in every related field, and to also have some fun, laugh and hang with two divorce attorney girlfriends who are also top family law litigators. Hosted by veteran top attorneys, Rebecca Zung, Esq. and Susan Guthrie, Esq., subscribe to this podcast on iTunes; a new show will be released every Monday at 6 AM PST/ 9 AM EST. For more information about Rebecca and Susan's mediation centers, BREAKING FREE MEDIATION, the first in the country to also offer a "mindfulness" track, please visit www.breakingfreemediation.com To get your FREE 5 minute calming meditation from renowned meditation expert, Scott Picard, who has been featured in Vogue and the Los Angeles Times, please visit www.breakingfreefromdivorce.com/freemeditation To get your copy of Rebecca's bestselling book, Breaking Free: A Step by Step Guide to Achieving Emotional, Physical and Spiritual Freedom, please visit the Amazon website at https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Free-Step-Step-Achieving-ebook/dp/B00F0UN3GI Sponsors: Legal Zoom is a resource for forms and documents recommended by Breaking Free: A Modern Divorce Podcast. Go here for more! Thank you to Mountain Thunder Coffee Plantation for sponsoring Breaking Free: A Modern Divorce Podcast!  For a limited time they are offering 10% off and two free ceramic mugs when you join their coffee club so visit them today at www.mountainthunder.com! Don't forget to follow BREAKING FREE: A MODERN DIVORCE PODCAST on social media for updates and inside tips and information: FacebookInstagramTwitter If you want to see the video version of the podcast episodes they are available on YouTube. Finally, we'd really appreciate it if you would visit iTunes and give us a 5 Star Rating and tell us what you like about the show - your feedback really matters to us!