Alimony is a court-awarded payment from one spouse to the other spouse.
Alimony can be temporary (before the divorce is final), periodic (monthly),
lump sum (one payment, one time) or rehabilitative (payment of educational/housing
or other one-time costs which result in a adjustment in life style).
Concerns raised when a party petitions the Court for an award of alimony
may include the length of the marriage, the ability of one party to
pay alimony to the other and the life style shared during the
course of the marriage.
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