Pendente lite motions are requests made by a party to litigated divorce cases to ask the Court to grant certain relief while the case is ongoing. Pendente lite is latin for “while the action is pending.” Pendente lite orders are not intended to settle the divorce in its entirety as…
Alimony is now known as maintenance in New York. “Pendente lite” (Latin for pending the litigation) maintenance, or temporary maintenance, is a legal term for the maintenance that is to be paid while a divorce case is ongoing. Pendente lite maintenance is different from durational or “permanent” maintenance which is…