[[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question","text":"Under North Carolina law, the court may order one party to a divorce to provide payment for the support and maintenance of a spouse or former spouse, for a specified amount of time or an indefinite term. Alimony may be paid periodically or as a lump sum. When granted, alimony is typically ordered as part of a legal action for absolute divorce. But it may also be awarded during a legal separation.","@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/will-you-owe-alimony\/#Answer"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question1","text":"To avoid an alimony payment, you need to be ready to counter findings in your spouse\u2019s favor as the judge considers the relevant factors above.  If you and your wife are able to draft a separation agreement prior to taking your divorce to court, you and your attorney may require that it includes a provision that waives alimony and\/or post-separation support. This may keep a spouse from changing their mind about the need for alimony.","@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/will-you-owe-alimony\/#Answer1"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","name":"Will You Owe Your Spouse Alimony After a Divorce in North Carolina?","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Who Gets Alimony in North Carolina and Why?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/will-you-owe-alimony\/#Answer"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/will-you-owe-alimony\/#Question"},{"@type":"Question","name":"How Can You Avoid an Alimony Award in North Carolina?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/will-you-owe-alimony\/#Answer1"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/will-you-owe-alimony\/#Question1"}],"@id":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/will-you-owe-alimony\/#FAQPage"}],{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Will You Owe Your Spouse Alimony After a Divorce in North Carolina?","item":"https:\/\/www.jdwarlick.com\/blog\/will-you-owe-alimony\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]