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gross income

(3) gains derived from dealings in property; (4) interest; (5) rents; (6) royalties; (7) dividends; (8) alimony and separate maintenance payments; (9) annuities; (10) income from life insurance and contracts for endowment insurance; (11) pensions; (12) income from

transmutation

by agreement between spouses or by contribution of marital or community assets to the separate property (as for maintenance or improvements) ;also : a doctrine in property law which allows the conversion of a marital or community … transmutation 1 : a doctrine in property law which allows the conversion of a separate property interest into marital or community property by agreement between spouses or by contribution of marital or community

Income

' under a covenant in deed executed during the pendency of the wife's application for an order for maintenance on dissolution of their marriage, constituted 'income' within section 51(2) of the English Bankruptcy Act, 1914, P. Veerasamy

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child support

child support : payment made for the support of the children of divorced or separated parents while the children are minors or until they reach an age set by the separation agreement or … minors or until they reach an age set by the separation agreement or in a court order compare alimony NOTE: Child support is usually paid by the parent who is without custody. In the case of joint

trust

: a combination of firms or corporations formed by an agreement establishing a trust whereby shareholders in the separate corporations exchange their shares for shares representing proportionate interest in the principal and income of the combination and … (as in exercising control, discretion, and judgment) with regard to the property compare passive trust in this entry alimony trust : a trust created often in accordance with a separation agreement in which property is transferred to

Acting in any manner prejudicial to the main-tenance of public order

The expressions 'law and order', 'public order' and 'security of the State' are distinct concepts though not always separate. Whereas every breach of peace may amount to disturbance of law and order, every such breach does not … in any manner prejudicial to the security of the State' and 'acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order' separately, G.M. Shah v. State of Jammu and Kashmir (1980) 1 SCC 132: AIR 1980

Rectory

Rectory, a spiritual non-impropriated living, com-posed of land, tithes, and other oblations of the people, separate or dedicate to God, in any congregation for the service of His Church there, and for the maintenance

Estoverlis habendis

Estoverlis habendis, a writ for a wife judicially separated to recover her alimony or estovers. Obsolete. … Estoverlis habendis, a writ for a wife judicially separated to recover her alimony or estovers. Obsolete.

Illegal contract

1875; also contracts in unreasonable restraint of trade; general restraint of marriage; trading with the enemy; compounding felonies; maintenance or champerty, etc. A breach of promise of marriage by a married man pending divorce after decree nisi

libellant

admiralty) by a libel ;esp : the petitioner or plaintiff in a divorce proceeding [the agreed to pay alimony] 2 : libeler

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