palimony

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P0023900 (păl′ə-mō′nē)n. Informal An allowance for support made under court order and given usually by one person to his or her former lover or live-in companion after they have separated.

[Blend of pal and alimony.]

palimony

(ˈpælɪmənɪ) nUS alimony awarded to a nonmarried partner after the break-up of a long-term relationship[C20: from a blend of pal + alimony]

pal•i•mo•ny

(ˈpæl əˌmoʊ ni)

n. a form of alimony awarded to one member of an unmarried couple who separated after a period of living together. [1975–80, Amer.;b. pal and alimony]

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Noun

palimony - support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship endssupport payment - a payment made by one person for the support of another

Translations

palimony

slang A division of property or, more commonly, financial assets between two former romantic partners who were not legally married. The term is an informal portmanteau of "pal" and "alimony." Even though they are not married, Janet tried to get some palimony through the courts because she said her whole life had become structured around Dave's income.

palimony

(ˈpæləmoni) n. alimony—living expenses—paid to a common-law wife or to a former girlfriend. He left her, and she took him to court to try to get him to pay palimony.

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n. a substitute for alimony in cases in which the couple were not married but lived together for a long period and then terminated their relationship. The key issue is whether there was an agreement that one partner would support the other in return for the second making a home and performing other domestic duties beyond sexual pleasures. Written palimony contracts are rare, but the courts have found "implied" contracts, when a woman has given up her career, has managed the household, or assisted in the man's business for a lengthy period of time. In the past 20 years palimony suits have proliferated, particularly against movie stars and wealthy businessmen, but the earliest was the famous California case of Sarah Althea Hill v. Senator William Sharon in the 1880s (she lost). The line between a mutual "affair" and a relationship warranting palimony is a difficult one which must be decided on a case by case basis. Palimony suits may be avoided by contracts written prior to or during the relationship.

(See: alimony)

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noun support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends

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