(n.) An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same.
Example Sentences:
(1) Because of this legal status insemination child or his parents cannot demand alimony from the sperm donor or the inseminator.
(2) Most men who divorce or separate are immediately better off because they retain most of their labor incomes, typically do not pay large amounts of alimony and child support to their ex-wives, and no longer have to provide for the level of needs associated with their former families.
(3) The ‘divorce’ bill Until recently, the size of the European alimony request was the subject of conjecture.
(4) Alimony and child support are the principal mechanisms for transfers from the ex-husband to the ex-wife, but payments are rarely frequent or sizeable enough to make up for an appreciable amount of the labor income lost through the departure of the ex-husband.
(5) Much of what we now know about Nancy is none of our business: the square footage of her house, the size of her alimony payments.
(6) Eighteen months later, after countless hours in police stations and waiting for judges who tried to duck the case, Lee won in court , the judge granting her a divorce and ordering her husband pay $1.9m in alimony and compensation.
(7) It had been an acrimonious split – and Brown ended up paying him £1.25m alimony.
(8) Three months later – even after all the warnings from the European leaders soon to be suing us for alimony, the anxiety from business associations and the repeated broadsides from financial markets – delusional thinking remains rife.
(9) In the case of a single woman, or a married women who decided on AID without the husband's consent, financial support should perhaps be offered by the Alimony Fund if the mother has insufficient means.
(10) Divorce under Islamic law also affects the wife's entitlement to alimony, custody of children, and who keeps the family house.
Legally
Definition:
(adv.) In a legal manner.
Example Sentences:
(1) Other articles in the series will look at particular legal problems in the dental specialties.
(2) We are pursuing legal action because there are still so many unanswered questions about the viability of Shenhua’s proposed koala plan and it seems at this point the plan does not guarantee the survival of the estimated 262 koalas currently living where Shenhua wants to put its mine,” said Ranclaud.
(3) It is entirely proper for serving judges to set out the arguments in high-profile cases to help public understanding of the legal issues, as long as it is done in an even-handed way.
(4) Tables provide data for Denmark in reference to: 1) number of legal abortions and the abortion rates for 1940-1977; 2) distribution of abortions by season, 1972-1977; 3) abortion rates by maternal age, 1971-1977; 4) oral contraceptive and IUD sales for 1977-1978; and 5) number of births and estimated number of abortions and conceptions, 1960-1975.
(5) Neil Blessitt Bristol • We need to establish what the legal position is with regard to the establishment by the government of a private company co-owned by the Department of Health and the French firm Sopra Steria.
(6) This article discusses the advantages, clinical uses, limitations, and legal aspects of this mydriatic antagonist in optometric practice.
(7) And this has opened up a loophole for businesses to be morally bankrupt, ignoring the obligations to its workforce because no legal conduct has been established.” Whatever the outcome of the pending lawsuits, it’s unlikely that just one model will work for everybody.
(8) In view of many ethical and legal problems, connected in some countries with obtaining human fetal tissue for transplantation, cross-species transplants would be an attractive alternative.
(9) On 18 March 1996, the force agreed, without admitting any wrongdoing by any officer, to pay Tomkins £40,000 compensation, and £70,000 for his legal costs.
(10) The HKSAR government will continue to follow up on the matter so as to protect the legal rights of the people of Hong Kong."
(11) According to the Howard League for Penal Reform, which is backing the legal challenge, every year 75,0000 17-year-olds are held in custody.
(12) She successfully appealed against the council’s decision to refuse planning permission, but neighbours have launched a legal challenge to be heard at the high court in June.
(13) What’s needed is manifesto commitments from all the main political parties to improve the help single homeless people are legally entitled to.
(14) We believe our proposal will save taxpayers about £4m and reduce by about 11,000 the number of legally aided cases brought by prisoners each year.
(15) Defendants on legal aid will no longer be able to choose their solicitor.
(16) We now look forward to a judicial process which will apply impartial analysis and clear legal standards."
(17) Ethical, legal, and practical implications of this problem are discussed.
(18) While it’s not unknown to see such self-balancing mini scooters on the pavement, under legal guidance reiterated on Monday by the Crown Prosecution Service all such “personal transporters”, including hoverboards and Segways , are banned from the footpath.
(19) We are confident that the European commission’s state aid decision on Hinkley Point C is legally robust,” a spokeswoman for Britain’s Department of Energy and Climate Change said last week.
(20) At present, anyone can bring a legal action for an indefinite period over a posted article.