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[Latin alimonia<\/i> sustenance, from alere<\/i> to nourish]
1<\/b> :<\/b> an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce compare child support<\/a> <\/p>\n

alimony in gross<\/b>
:<\/b> lump sum alimony <\/a> in this entry <\/p>\n

alimony pen·den·te li·te<\/b>
[-pen-den-tē-lī-tē, -pen-den-tā-lē-tā]
:<\/b> alimony granted pending a suit for divorce or separation that includes a reasonable allowance for the prosecution of the suit called also temporary alimony<\/i> <\/p>\n

lump sum alimony<\/b>
:<\/b> alimony awarded after divorce that is a specific vested amount not subject to change called also alimony in gross<\/i> <\/p>\n

per·ma·nent alimony<\/b>
:<\/b> alimony awarded after divorce which consists of payments at regular intervals that may change in amount or terminate (as upon the payee’s remarriage) <\/p>\n

tem·po·rary alimony<\/b>
:<\/b> alimony pendente lite <\/a> in this entry
2<\/b> :<\/b> means of living, support, or maintenance [fathers and mothers owe to their illegitimate children “Louisiana Civil Code<\/i>“] <\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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