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| − | + | [[Alimony]], also called aliment (Scotland), maintenance (England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Canada, New Zealand), spousal support (U.S., Canada) and spouse maintenance (Australia),[1] is a legal obligation on a person to provide financial support to their spouse before or after marital separation or divorce. The obligation arises from the divorce law or family law of each country. In most jurisdictions, it is distinct from child support, where, after divorce, one parent is required to contribute to the support of their children by paying money to the child's other parent or guardian. |
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| − | The term alimony comes from the Latin word ''[[wikt:alimonia#Latin|alimōnia]]'' ("nourishment, sustenance", from ''[[wikt:alere|alere]],'' "to nourish"), from which also [[wikipedia:alimentary|alimentary]] (of, or relating to food, nutrition, or digestion) and the [[wikipedia:scots_law|Scots law]] concept of [[wikipedia:aliment|aliment]], and was a rule of sustenance to assure the wife's lodging, food, clothing, and other necessities after divorce.<ref name="Hardy">{{cite web|title=Nevada Alimony: An Important Policy in Need of a Coherent Policy Purpose | author=The Honorable David A. Hardy| publisher = Nevada Law Journal (Winter 2009) 9 Nev. L.J. 325|url=https://litigation-essentials.lexisnexis.com/webcd/app?action=DocumentDisplay&crawlid=1&srctype=smi&srcid=3B15&doctype=cite&docid=9+Nev.+L.J.+325&key=1683b20312857bac7ee1e9068254486e}}</ref> |
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| − | Alimony has been discussed in ancient legal texts including the [[wikipedia:Babylonian|Babylonian]] [[wikipedia:Code of Hammurabi|Code of Hammurabi]]<ref>{{cite book |
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| − | |title=The Code of Hammurabi |
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| − | |url=http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/hammurabi.htm |
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| − | |date=1 June 2004 |
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| − | |publisher=Kessinger Publishing |
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Latest revision as of 23:03, 23 September 2023
Alimony, also called aliment (Scotland), maintenance (England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Canada, New Zealand), spousal support (U.S., Canada) and spouse maintenance (Australia),[1] is a legal obligation on a person to provide financial support to their spouse before or after marital separation or divorce. The obligation arises from the divorce law or family law of each country. In most jurisdictions, it is distinct from child support, where, after divorce, one parent is required to contribute to the support of their children by paying money to the child's other parent or guardian.
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