Talk:Alimony

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[edit] US only?

This article is, as far as I can see, only about US law. But I cannot se it mentioned anywere, rather it states in the beginning that alimony "is an obligation established by law in many countries", specifying that the article might be about alimony in general on a world-wide scale. The rest of the article, though, seems to be about US law only even if it is not explicitly stated. I don't know if the article should be about US law only, but if it should, it must be specified, and if it shouldn't, it must be rewritten to explicitly state what parts of the article are specific for US law. I don't have enough knowledge to do anything about the article myself, but I added the the globalize/USA template to the article. 212.181.133.116 11:26, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Spousal Support

Is it possible for someone to waive their right to spousal support and then 2 1/2 years after the marriage ask for it and get it?

I believe so, but depends on jurisdiction, and judge. :) You would likely have to show a 'change of circumstances', which should be its own wikitopic. --Fish-man 19:11, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

Ok,can a wife (party A) who has full custody of their teenage child (or child whatever the case may be) and be asked to pay allimony cause they made more money then the other? Also is ones retirement/pension be considered in a alimony case if its thought one won't live to enjoy and/or use their retirement?


Alimony is prositution in arears, where the courts establish the fees.

Alimony is an awful lot like Involuntary Servitude. 207.5.194.240 (talk) 22:17, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Gender basis of alimony

Alimony reflects traditional views of marriage that males that must pay for wives, even after the termination of the marriage contract. Why is the fundamental gender dynamic of the assumption of male responsibility as a general rule not addressed in this article? Dogru144 18:39, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Good question. The sexism inherient in it seems like something that would be here. 205.157.110.11 03:07, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

I came to this page after reading about the huge divorce judgment that Heather Mills got from Paul McCartney and wondering about the reasoning behind this. I'm sure this page gets lots of visitors every time there's a celebrity divorce and a big alimony payment is awarded, so wouldn't it make sense to have an explanation of the historical circumstances and legal reasoning surrounding alimony laws? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.201.191.23 (talk) 23:26, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Child Support

Child support is listed as being an obligation of the non-custodial spouse, but in shared or joint custody situations, this is not the case - child support is still usually required by the courts, and paid by the parent with the higher income at the time of the divorce to the one with the lower income. I will think how to word this, and if no one kvetches, I will change the child-support sentance. --Fish-man 19:39, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

I am changing this now.--Fish-man 14:28, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Factors Affecting Alimony

I would like to add subsequent clarifications to the factors, perhaps in a lower section - I will sandbox changes here, and look for any comments

(Sandbox removed)

Please comment... --Fish-man 20:32, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

Changes Inserted.--Fish-man 14:28, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] نفقه

نفقه

[edit] در اين بخش به موضوع نفقه در اسلام و ايران خواهيم پرداخت. منتظر باشيد

anyone read Arabic?--Fish-man 23:47, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] External links

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Yeah, I was wondering about that....I'm removing the link. Joshcating 14:42, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

This page has been the target of multiple different vandals over the past few days. Anybody have any ideas on how to resolve this? Xnuala 03:13, 12 January 2007 (UTC)


The paragraph in question is obviously vandalism and is definitely not written from a npov. I think we should request semi-protection. Almost all of the edits that have added the vandalism or reverted it back are from unregistered users. Masciare 00:27, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Agree, you can request here Wikipedia:Requests for page protection--Hu12 00:52, 14 January 2007 (UTC)


I requested semi-protection for this article. We'll have to wait and see if it is approved. Masciare 02:52, 14 January 2007 (UTC)