Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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alimony
a court-ordered allowance that one spouse pays to the other spouse for maintenance and support while they are separated, while they are involved in a matrimonial lawsuit, or after they are divorced. -also termed spousal support; maintenance; estover. cf. child support.
alimony in gross
alimony in the form of a single and definite sum not subject to modification. - also termed lump-sum alimony.
alimony pendente lite
see temporary alimony
alimony trust
A trust in which the husband transfers to the trustee property from which the wife, as beneficiary, will be supported after a divorce or separation.
lump-sum alimony
see alimony in gross.
palimony
. A court-ordered allowance paid by one member to the other of a couple that, though unmarried, formerly cohabited. Cf. ALIMONY.
periodic alimony
See permanent alimon der ALIMONY.
permanent alimony
alimony payable in usu. weekly or monthly installments either indefinitely or until a time specified by court order. ( this kind of alimony may usu. be modified for changed circumstances of either party. - also termed periodic alimony.
rehabilitative alimony
See ALIMONY.
reimbursement alimony
alimony designed to repay a spouse who during the marriage made financial contributions that directly enhanced the future earning capacity of the other spouse. ( an example is alimony for a wife who worked full-time supporting herself and her husband while he attended medical school and earned a medical degree.
temporary alimony
temporary alimony ordered by the court pending an action for divorce or separation. - also termed alimony pendente lite; allowance pendente lite. alimony trust see trust.