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At A Cross-Road: Anti-Same-Sex Marriage Policies And Principles Of Equity: The Effect Of Same-Sex Cohabitation On Alimony Payments To An Ex-Spouse, Jill Bornstein
Chicago-Kent Law Review
In the wake of anti-gay marriage policies in the United States, courts and state legislature alike are struggling to reconcile these policies with well-established principles of equity in the law. This note examines states' anti-same-sex marriage policies as they relate to the states' respective policies regarding alimony termination. Generally, upon divorce, the dependent spouse from a dissolving marriage will receive alimony payments from the independent spouse until the death or remarriage of the dependent spouse. Many states have expanded the definition of "remarriage" to include a dependent spouse's cohabitation with another individual in a financially interdependent, conjugal relationship. Terminating alimony …
Nevada Alimony: An Important Policy In Need Of A Coherent Policy Purpose, The Honorable David A. Hardy
Nevada Alimony: An Important Policy In Need Of A Coherent Policy Purpose, The Honorable David A. Hardy
Nevada Law Journal
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