Fill and Sign the How to File a Complaint for Alimony in Baltimore County Maryland Form

IN THE __________________ (Name of Court) OF __________________ (Name of County), __________________ (State) ________________________ PETITIONER (Name of Petitioner) VS. CASE NUMBER _______ - _______ ________________________ RESPONDENT (Name of Respondent) Motion by Petitioner to Increase Alimony Payments due to Changed Financial Circumstances of Respondent Comes now ________________________ (Name of Petitioner) , Petitioner , and moves the court for an order modifying the decree filed in this action on ________________________ (date of filing) , to provide for a increase in alimony payments due to a material change in financial conditions of Petitioner and Respondent subsequent to the Order of this honorable Court, dated ________________________ (date of order) , approving the stipulation of the parties with reference to the division of property, alimony, and support. 1. This material change of circumstances requires that the Court, in the exercise of its sound discretion, review at this time, and, on the taking of evidence, increase the amount of alimony payable by Respondent to Petitioner from $ __________________ to $ __________________ . Such material change of circumstances consists of the following: A. Subsequent to the aforementioned Order of this Court, Respondent received, by inheritance, from ________________________ (name and relationship) , a sum in excess of $ ________________________ . B. The mortgage payments required to be paid by Respondent to the use and benefit of Petitioner , in the sum of $ __________________ per month, pursuant to the prior Order of this Court, have been discontinued, for the reason that the principal amount of and all interest on the mortgage was fully paid on or about __________________ (date) . C. The ability of Petitioner to become gainfully employed has been measurably diminished by virtue of the fact that Petitioner has undergone major surgery and is incapable, because of Petitioner 's health, education, and training, of becoming regularly and gainfully employed; and E. Inflation and the general state of the economy have reduced the real income of Petitioner for each year subsequent to the mentioned Order of this Court with respect to the award of alimony, and the impact on Petitioner of increases in the rate of the ________________________ (name of state) income tax, where Petitioner resides, will further reduce Petitioner 's net income. 2. Petitioner has insufficient income and assets with which to pay reasonable attorney's fees to prosecute this motion and requests the Court to enter its Order requiring Respondent to pay Petitioner 's reasonable attorney's fees in the proceedings and reasonable discovery expenses. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, Petitioner moves that the monthly alimony payments of $ __________________ per month presently being made by Respondent to Petitioner be increased to $ __________________ per month, and that the increase be made effective on __________________ (date) . RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this the _______ day of __________________ , 20 _______ . BY _______________________________ Printed Name of Petitioner ______________________________ Signature of Petitioner CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, ________________________ ( Name of Petitioner) do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing Motion to Modify Divorce Decree in Order to Increase Alimony Payments has been served, via US mail, postage prepaid, to the following: ________________________ (Name of Respondent) ________________________ (Mailing Address of Respondent) ________________________ (Name of Respondent’s Attorney of Record) ________________________ (Mailing Address of Respondent’s Attorney of Record) This the ______ day of _______________, 20______. ________________________ Printed Name of Petitioner _________________________________ Signature of Petitioner