Can alimony be awarded during a domestic violence hearing?
The start of many divorces occur when a party files a domestic violence complaint. Quite often, in a DV case, the dependent spouse will also request that the court issue an temporary alimony award. A court in a DV case has the authority to make a temporary alimony award. The rationale for this rule is that the courts do not want the dependent spouse and the children to starve.
