QUESTION
If I need to pay child support, can I have my wife pay me alimony when we divorce?
Asked on Jul 22nd, 2013 on Divorce - Nevada
More details to this question:
My wife's divorcing me. She just accepted a job for $100,000 per year. Per her demand, I retired 2 years ago, so she could pursue her career in management. We are trying to have as much of an uncontested divorce as possible, but she states I have to pay child support ($300 ) per month according to Nevada law. I only have a pension of ($20,000) per year. If I have this obligation, I will probably not qualify for a small mortgage for a condo. Is there any way around this? Can we offset this with alimony and how long would she be obligated to pay it? I am 58 years old and my professional career is over. I will be looking for a job for 8 or 10 dollars an hour.
1 ANSWER
There is insufficient detail to answer your questions, but yes, presuming a long-term marriage or other considerations - such as a large income disparity as you describe, alimony can be awarded (gender is irrelevant) and can ultimately offset child support (presuming she has primary custody; if child custody is 60/40 or closer, you would have joint custody and she would be paying child support to you).
Answered on Jul 24th, 2013 at 9:49 AM