n. support paid by one ex-spouse to the other as ordered by a cou...

Alimony is money you get from a spouse with whom you no longer live, or a former spouse, if paid to you as part of a divorce agreement, separation agreement, or court order. Payments designated in the [..]

1650s, "nourishment," also "allowance to a wife from a husband's estate, or in certain cases of separation," from Latin alimonia "food, support, nourishment, sustenance,& [..]

The money paid by one ex-spouse to the other for support under the terms of a court order or settlement agreement following a divorce. Except in marriages of long duration (ten years or more) or in th [..]

Definition Payments made to a separated or divorced spouse as required by a divorce decree or separation agreement. Alimony is different from child support, because it is based on the idea that a husb [..]

[Latin alimonia sustenance, from alere to nourish] 1 : an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce compare child support alimony in gross : .. [..]

Regular payments made to an ex-spouse or to a legally separated spouse. Alimony is considered income for the payee and is tax deductible for the payer.

The court-ordered obligation to offer financial support following a separation or divorce.

is a series of payments made to an ex-spouse or separated spouse according to a divorce decree or separation agreement.

Alimony is an order of a court for the support of one spouse by the other spouse. State law, which varies by state, governs the award of alimony to a spouse. On application of either party for spousal [..]

(n) court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

Alimony is court-ordered support paid by a husband or wife to his or her former spouse after divorce or separation.

n. pensión alimenticia (del cónyuge divorciado)

A court-ordered payment for the support of one's estranged spouse in the case of divorce or separation.

See Spousal Support

See "Maintenance"

Money the court orders you to pay to a spouse or ex-spouse. (See spousal support.)

Support for a spouse or former spouse ordered by the court, this arrangement may be temporary or permanent. In a IV-D case this can be enforced only when there is an accompanying child support order. [..]

n. support paid by one ex-spouse to the other as ordered by a court in a divorce case. Usually it is paid by the male to his ex, but in some cases a wealthy woman may have to pay her husband, or, in s [..]

See spousal maintenance.