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ALIMONY CHILD SUPPORT [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
  • Family Law (common law)
OBS

alimony ... word ... properly and usually used in reference to financial support payments where the marriage tie still subsists as in the case of judicial separation or ... pending the hearing of a divorce petition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

Une des composantes du revenu des familles (ménages). Il peut effectivement y avoir une pension versée à l'ex-conjoint seulement (quand il n'y a pas d'enfants, par exemple) ou une pension versée à l'intention des enfants seulement. En utilisant le pluriel en français, l'expression englobe les deux possibilités.

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