AAML alimony formula

[chi6488]

So the STBX and I are still negotiating alimony.

Want to know if anyone has had any experience with this calculation.

I am in FL and if this formula were used I'd be a poor man once alimony kicks in.

[coscrewed]

The AAML alimony calculation was written up by a committee of man-haters, including representatives from NOW.

The AAML formula is (30% of the higher earner's gross) - (20% of the lower earner's gross), with a limit that the recipient's total income cannot exceed 40% of the combined incomes of the two parties. That last limit is key, and is often shoved under the rug. The other thing is that your wife's lawyer will try to make your wife's gross $0 if she is a SAHM, while the formula ASSUMES that at least minimum wage is imputed.

So, to recap, make sure they use the 40% limit, and make sure they impute income.

Now, do you want to hear what Colorado does?

The formula used here is (40% of the higher earner's gross) - (50% of the lower earner's gross), with NO LIMIT on the recipients total income. So, for example, let's say you make $100K and your wife makes $30K. Under AAML, the alimony would be ($30K-$6K)=$24K. Under Colorado, the alimony would be ($40K-$15K)= $25K. Pretty close, right?

Try this one: $150K vs $40K.

AAML: ($45K-$8K)-$37K.
Colorado: ($60K-$20K)=$40K. Still pretty close, right?

Now look at this screw job:

$175K vs. imputed minimum or about $16K

AAML: ($52.5-$3.2) = $49.3K

Colorado: ($70-$8) = $62K

It gets worse and worse. Colorado has the highest alimony awards in the country, for the longest periods of time, with the fewest requirements on the recipient, hands down. It is the alimony hell of the US, and therefore, the world. Not that you should care, OP.

Another dispatch from Alimonyrado.

[dadsdivorce]

From the Cordell & Cordell alimony in Florida article: http://www.cordellcordell.com/florida-f ... in-florida

The first thing one should know about alimony in Florida is that there is no mathematical calculation in determining alimony such as there is with calculating child support. The court has broad discretion to decide (1) entitlement to alimony, (2) the amount of alimony, (3) the duration of alimony, and (4) the type of alimony. There are, however, perimeters to which the court is bound.

The article discusses entitlement, amount, duration, and different types of alimony.

[hanzblinx]

The formula used here is (40% of the higher earner's gross) - (50% of the lower earner's gross), with NO LIMIT on the recipients total income.

That is the formula, but there are 2 additional points. The formula is specifically for temp orders, not final orders. The formula is not required for incomes over 85K.

[coscrewed]

The formula used here is (40% of the higher earner's gross) - (50% of the lower earner's gross), with NO LIMIT on the recipients total income.

That is the formula, but there are 2 additional points. The formula is specifically for temp orders, not final orders. The formula is not required for incomes over 85K.

Right. The formula is not required for incomes over $75K, but it is applied for nearly all cases other than really high ($200K+) incomes. Then, since it takes month/years for a contested divorce to make its way through the courts, especially in Metro Denver, it is used as a litmus test to determine what is "fair" alimony. If the man paying is not totally destitute by the time the final hearing comes around, it is assumed they can continue paying the (40%-50%) amount. Every single guy I know who has gone to a judge's ruling has ended up paying the temp order as permanent alimony.

[hanzblinx]

Every single guy I know who has gone to a judge's ruling has ended up paying the temp order as permanent alimony.

I believe you.

I was forced into bankruptcy in Colorado due to alimony. But it was less than the formula.