I keep seeing child support and alimony (aka maintenance) confused. Most divorces are uncontested – few end up in litigation. Alimony is as rare as the white rhino:
"In the past, most alimony awards provided for payments to former wives by breadwinning former husbands. As the culture has changed, so that now most marriages include two wage earners, women are viewed as less dependent, and men are more likely to be primary parents, the courts and spousal support awards have kept pace. More and more, the tradition of men paying and women receiving spousal support is being eroded, and orders of alimony payments from ex-wife to ex-husband are on the rise."
http://family.findlaw.com/divorce/divorce-alimony/alimony-definition.html
2007-06-06
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