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alimony
alimony [Latin alimonia sustenance, from alere to nourish] 1 : an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce compare child support alimony in gross : lump sum alimony in this entry alimony pen·den·te li·te [-pen-den-tē-lī-tē, -pen-den-tā-lē-tā] : alimony granted pending a suit for divorce or separation that includes a reasonable allowance for the prosecution of the suit called also temporary alimony lump sum alimony : alimony awarded after divorce that is a specific vested amount not subject to change called also alimony in gross per·ma·nent alimony : alimony awarded after divorce which consists of payments at regular intervals that may change in amount or terminate (as upon the payee's remarriage) tem·po·rary alimony : alimony pendente lite in this entry 2 : means of living, support, or maintenance [fathers and mothers owe to their illegitimate children ...
gross
gross [Middle English, immediately obvious, from Middle French gros thick, coarse, from Latin grossus] 1 : flagrant or extreme esp. in badness or offensiveness : of very blameworthy character [a violation of the rules of ethics] [a abuse of trust] 2 : consisting of an overall total exclusive of deductions [ annual earnings] compare net gross·ly adv gross·ness n n : overall total exclusive of deductions in gross 1 : as a lump sum see also lump sum alimony at alimony 2 : independently existing, belonging to a person, and not attached to land see also easement in gross at easement vt : to earn or bring in (an overall total) exclusive of deductions (as for taxes or expenses) ...
Alimony
Alimony [fr. alimonia. Lat.], the allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate for her support, either during a matrimonial suit or at its termination, when she proves herself entitled to a separate maintenance, and the fact of a marriage is established. But she is not entitled to it if she elope with an adulterer, or wilfully leave her husband without any just cause for so doing.It is of two kinds: (a) In causes between husband and wife. The husband is obliged to allow his wife alimony during the suit, and this whether the suit be commenced by or against him, and whatever its nature may be. It is usually such a sum as will provide the wife with one-fifth of the joint incomes, and will be reduced according to fluctuations of income. The wife may apply for an increase of his means have improved. (b) Permanent alimony, which is allotted to a wife after final decree. Alimony is within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Probate and Divorce Division. The Court may direct its payment ...
temporary alimony
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Alimony-counter-claim
Alimony-counter-claim, A claim for alimony by the wife, for herself and her child in an application by the husband for restitution of conjugal rights is a 'counter-claim' within the meaning of section 23A of the Hindu Marriage Act, C. Sannaiah v. Padma, AIR 1983 Karn 114....
Pendente lite, Alimony
Pendente lite, Alimony. See ALIMONY....
permanent alimony
permanent alimony see alimony ...
alimony pendente lite
alimony pendente lite see alimony ...
alimony in gross
alimony in gross see alimony ...
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