ALIMONY

Alimony

Alimony is a legal obligation on a person to provide financial support to his or her spouse before or after marital separation or divorce. The obligation arises from the divorce law or family law of each country. Traditionally, alimony was paid by a husband to his former wife, but since the 1970s there have been moves in many Western countries towards gender equality with a corresponding recognition that a former husband may also be entitled to alimony from his former wife.

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alimony

Noun

  1. A court-enforced allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.
  2. The means to support life.


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