Crossword clues for palimony
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
palimony \pal"i*mo`ny\ (p[a^]l"[i^]*m[=o]`n[y^]), n. [pal + alimony. (ca. 1975)] a form of alimony paid to a former partner in a romantic relationship after a period of living together, even though the two persons involved were not married to each other. The absence of a formal marriage distinguishes it from alimony.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. (context legal English) A form of alimony paid to a former partner in a nonmarital relationship.
WordNet
n. support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends
Wikipedia
Palimony is the division of financial assets and real property on the termination of a personal live-in relationship wherein the parties are not legally married. The term "palimony" is not a legal or historical term, but rather a colloquial portmanteau of the words pal and alimony coined by celebrity divorce attorney Marvin Mitchelson in 1977 when his client Michelle Triola Marvin filed an unsuccessful suit against the actor Lee Marvin. While the suit was unsuccessful in this instance, the courts found that "in the absence of an express agreement, courts may look to a variety of other remedies to divide property equitably." It is unclear as to how many states currently expressly forbid any kind of palimony to be awarded. That is to say, how many states allow both partners in an unmarried cohabitation, to expressly keep all that is under their own name, including income and property. But it is widely recommended by legal offices across the country that prior to committing to an unmarried but romantic cohabitation, the couple should enter into a legal cohabitation agreement prior to moving in together.
Palimony is present in the following twenty-eight (28) states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington state, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Usage examples of "palimony".
She had handled a palimony appeal herself while still doing appellate work in San Francisco three years before, and she had lost.
Joe says that women almost never get any money out of these palimony cases.
Most palimony cases had more to do with a long-term emotional connection and involved a request for support or rehabilitation.
Every evening now, Selina turns straight to the palimony page, and goes all quiet.
By the time the party ended, Gordy Kravitz was on the red-eye flight from Los Angeles, where he had that day successfully concluded a hard-fought palimony suit.
Nina Reilly who takes on the biggest case of her career, a high profile, high-stakes palimony suit that could make her millions or ruin her financially.
He would have sued for palimony, but he just wanted to get as far away from a hostile ex-lover as possible.
Nasty, terminal diseases were no more of a threat to him than palimony suits.
His caseload weighs heavy on protection of children's rights, custody suits, divorce, while his partner takes more of the straight abuse, palimony, cohab dissolutions, and competency stuff.