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Alimony

Alimony, also called aliment (Scotland), maintenance (England, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Canada, New Zealand), spousal support (U.S., Canada) and spousal maintenance (Australia), is a legal obligation on a person to provide financial support to their spouse before or after marital separation or divorce. The obligation varies depending…

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Etymology

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No-fault alimony

Permanent or rehabilitative alimony

Gender bias

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Alimony

Nodes60
Edges59
Triples66
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033333
Components1

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Alimony

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related to United States · 12
Alimony → In, In Texas, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Some, Tennessee, Texas, The, Utah
related to Gender bias · 10
Alimony → According, Britney Spears, Census Bureau, In, Jessica Simpson, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Most, United States Supreme Court, Victoria Principal
related to Procedure · 9
Alimony → If, In, It, Once, Procedure, The, This, Unless, Where
related to No-fault alimony · 7
Alimony → According, American Bar Association, Columbia, District, No-fault, The, Whereas
related to Czech Republic · 5
Alimony → As, Czech Republic, In, Laws, The
related to Fault-based alimony · 5
Alimony → As, Ending, However, In, Liberalization
related to Etymology · 4
Alimony → Also, Latin, Scots Law, The
related to India · 3
Alimony → Hindu Marriage Act, Hindus, India
related to Permanent or rehabilitative alimony · 3
Alimony → However, Permanent, Some
see also · 2
Alimony → Filial, Law

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Britney Spearsinstance ofwomen0.80text
Victoria Principalinstance ofwomen0.80text
and Jessica Simpson have paid multimillion-dollar settlements in lieu of alimony to ex-husbandsinstance ofwomen0.80text
most U.S. states.United StatesIn the U.S.instance ofa type of compensation which does not exist in some other jurisdictions0.80text
state law establishes requirements regarding alimonyinstance ofa type of compensation which does not exist in some other jurisdictions0.80text
most U.S. statesinstance ofa type of compensation which does not exist in some other jurisdictions0.80text
Alimonyrelated to Czech RepublicLaws0.60section
Alimonyrelated to Czech RepublicCzech Republic0.60section
Alimonyrelated to Czech RepublicAs0.60section
Alimonyrelated to Czech RepublicThe0.60section
Alimonyrelated to Czech RepublicIn0.60section
Alimonyrelated to EtymologyThe0.60section

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