Alimony
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in law, allowance for support that an individual pays to his or her former spouse, usually as part of a divorce settlement.
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When a marriage ends in divorce, one spouse may receive monetary support from the other. Oftentimes, the receiving spouse must be unable to support themselves without the help of their ex-spouse.
Alimony at Legal Glossary What is it? The money paid by one ex-spouse to the other for support under the terms of a court order or settlement agreement following a divorce.
Alimony: Also called maintenance or spousal support. In a divorce or separation, the money paid by one spouse to the other in order to fulfill the financial obligation that comes with marriage.
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n. a person who decides right or wrong in a case without any control and has arbitrating power.
Alimony: Support paid by one ex-spouse to the other as ordered by a court in a divorce (dissolution) case. Alimony is also called "spousal support" in California in some states.
ALIMONY: a payment of support provided by one spouse to the other.
ALIAS SUMMONS: another summons when the original is not served on the defendant.
Alimony Court-ordered payment of support provided by one spouse to the other.
Arbitration A formal process in which the dispute is referred to a neutral third party. The spouses must agree in advance to accept the arbitrator's decision.
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Alimony:
An amount given to one spouse by another while they are separated or divorced.
Alimony:
An amount of money given to one spouse to another, usually husband to wife, while they are but still legally married.
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alimony Older term for money to be paid from one spouse to the other for support, either during or at the conclusion of the dissolution of a marriage; the term is largely obsolete and has been replaced by maintenance.
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The money paid by one ex-spouse to the other for support under the terms of a court order or settlement agreement following a divorce.
Alimony: Money a court requires one spouse to pay the other spouse for support before and/or after the divorce is granted. If you do not ask for alimony at the final hearing, you can never get it in the future.
Lump sum alimony
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: alimony awarded after divorce that is a specific vested amount not subject to change
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See: Alimony; Child Support; Divorce; Husband and Wife.
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Lump Sum Alimony: A spousal support that is ordered to be paid in a fixed amount. The completion of the payment may be made in installments. (See spousal support section).
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TOP Alimony : An amount given to one spouse to another while they are separated. Historically, the word "alimony" referred to monies paid while spouses were legally separated but stilled wedlocked.
Expanded Legal Definition of Age of MajorityAlimony An amount given to one spouse to another while they are separated.
Expanded Legal Definition of AlimonyAmicus Curiae Latin: friend of the court.
" Some countries prefer the words "support" (spousal or child) or "alimony" but they all mean the same thing. Malfeasance Doing something which is illegal. Compare with misfeasance and nonfeasance.
3. Fathers and mothers owe alimony to their natural children, when they are in need. Id. art. 256, 913. In some cases natural children are entitled to the legal succession, of their natural fathers or mothers. Id. art. 911 to 927.
The substantive issues in divorces are division of property, child custody and support, alimony (spousal support), child visitation and attorney's fees.
the termination of the relationship and ancillary matters including divorce, annulment, property settlements, alimony, and parental responsibility orders (in the United States, child custody and visitation, child support awards).
Maintenance is usually expressed in a currency amount per month as in "$450 a month maintenance." Some countries prefer the words "support" (spousal or child) or "alimony" but they all mean the same thing.
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 See also: Law, Court, Support, Child, State
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