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The marriage buyout : the troubled trajectory of U.S. alimony law /

From divorce court to popular culture, alimony is a dirty word. Unpopular and rarely ordered, the awards are frequently inconsistent and unpredictable. The institution itself is often viewed as an historical relic that harkens back to a gendered past in which women lacked the economic independence t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Starnes, Cynthia (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2014]
Colección:Families, law, and society series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Who cares about alimony?
  • Alimony's heritage : the helpless, the blameless, and the clean-break losers
  • Alimony and mother myths
  • The contemporary state of alimony
  • Alimony in context : a comparative perspective
  • Reasons matter : alimony, intuition, and the remarriage-termination rule
  • The search for a contemporary rationale
  • A marital partnership model: alimony as buyout
  • Beyond alimony : lovers, parents, and partners
  • Conclusion.