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Name: vintagechic New Member   Title: Alimony -fixed amount vs % of income

I want my alimony to be taken as a percentage from his income and not a fixed amount. And I want it to adjust with inflation. So, if he gets a raise or even if he is making less, my amount will adjust to his income. My lawyer acts like inflation is a non issue and acts like it can't be done. He just sais "your amount will never change" Yet, I know it can be set by % instead of a fixed amount. Because, others have done this. We are in Utah.
Should I get a new lawyer? How do you adjust alimony for inflation?

Name: madalex Member

It can be done simply be writing this into your divorce judgment. You can easily write in that alimony goes up or down by the same percentage that his income goes up or down. Same with changes in the consumer price index.

That being said, your proposal is a bit of double dipping. How are you going to handle if his income goes up 5% and inflation is 5%? Are you going to get a 10% increase in alimony? Even better, what if his income goes down 5%, but inflation is up 5%? What happens to your alimony? He would be foolish to agree to any changes not tied to his actual income.