Can I Request Alimony After the Divorce is Final?
Full Question:
My ex-husband and I were married 5 years and separated for the legal year required in North Carolina. We got a divorce in 2009. He pays full child support meaning anything our child needs, he pays for, it does not come to me in any financial form. I gave up rights for alimony because I thought I would be OK, working 2 jobs. With the 2 jobs, I make slightly under $30,000. I have gotten myself to the point of bankruptcy. I know I was stupid in not requesting alimony, but are my rights gone at this point and I just have to take my lumps?
06/02/2011 |
Category: Divorce ยป Alimony |
State: North Carolina |
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Answer:
Waivers made by persons who were not defrauded, coerced or incapacitated at the time of the waiver, are usually irreversible unless the future right to request support was preserved or the court finds other valid grounds for rejecting the waiver and entering a support award. We suggest you read the terms of the divorce decree carefully regarding any reservation of rights to request spousal maintenance.
