{"id":26929,"date":"2022-09-05T03:28:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T03:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/amjur\/divorce-sect-572.html"},"modified":"2022-08-25T11:48:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T11:48:07","slug":"divorce-sect-572","status":"publish","type":"amjur","link":"https:\/\/reference.findlaw.com\/amjur\/divorce-sect-572.html","title":{"rendered":"Am Jur 2d – Divorce and Separation \u00a7 572"},"content":{"rendered":"
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III. Spousal Support; Alimony and Other Allowances, A. In General, 1. Overview, \u00a7 572 – Classification of alimony<\/h2>\n

Alimony is divided into three classes according to the time and purpose of the allowance: (1) temporary alimony,[1<\/a>] which is for maintenance during pendency of the action[2<\/a>] and may include the payment of counsel fees and other expenses of the litigation;[3<\/a>] (2) permanent alimony,[4<\/a>] which is made upon a judgment of separation or divorce;[5<\/a>] and (3) rehabilitative alimony,[6<\/a>] which is designed to place the dependent spouse in a position of self-support.[7<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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Temporary alimony may, depending on the jurisdiction, be referred to as ad interim alimony, alimony pendente lite,[8<\/a>] interim periodic support,[9<\/a>] interim spousal support,[10<\/a>] or postseparation support.[11<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Under Illinois law, a support obligation can take several forms, including: (1) “periodic maintenance,” that is, payments for an indefinite period in an indefinite amount subject to modification in response to a change in the parties’ circumstances, (2) “maintenance in gross,” a fixed sum of money, payable in installments for a fixed period of time, that is nonmodifiable, and (3) “property settlements in lieu of maintenance,” a lump sum payment, often payable in installments, given in exchange for a waiver of rights, including periodic maintenance, that is nonmodifiable. \tIn re McLain, 533 B.R. 735 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 2015)<\/a> <\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1<\/a> \u00a0 Lowry v. Lowry, 170 Ga. 349, 153 S.E. 11, 70 A.L.R. 488 (1930)<\/a> <\/span>; Stanley v. Stanley, 226 N.C. 129, 37 S.E.2d 118 (1946)<\/a> <\/span>.
<\/span> \u00a0As to temporary alimony, generally, see \u00a7\u00a7 587<\/a> <\/span> to 617<\/a> <\/span>.
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2<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a7 587<\/a> <\/span>.
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3<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a7 618<\/a> <\/span>.
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4<\/a> \u00a0 Lowry v. Lowry, 170 Ga. 349, 153 S.E. 11, 70 A.L.R. 488 (1930)<\/a> <\/span>; Stanley v. Stanley, 226 N.C. 129, 37 S.E.2d 118 (1946)<\/a> <\/span>; Marschner v. Marschner, 2001 ND 4, 621 N.W.2d 339 (N.D. 2001)<\/a> <\/span> (permanent spousal support is appropriate for a spouse who is incapable of rehabilitation).
<\/span> \u00a0As to permanent alimony, generally, see \u00a7\u00a7 662<\/a> <\/span> to 758<\/a> <\/span>.
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5<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a7 662<\/a> <\/span>.
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6<\/a> \u00a0 Marschner v. Marschner, 2001 ND 4, 621 N.W.2d 339 (N.D. 2001)<\/a> <\/span> (rehabilitative spousal support provides a disadvantaged spouse with the time and resources to acquire education, training, work skills, or experience to become self-supporting).
<\/span> \u00a0As to rehabilitative alimony, generally, see \u00a7\u00a7 759<\/a> <\/span> to 773<\/a> <\/span>.
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7<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a7 759<\/a> <\/span>.
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8<\/a> \u00a0 Friezo v. Friezo, 84 Conn. App. 727, 854 A.2d 1119 (2004)<\/a> <\/span>; Swickle v. Swickle, 47 A.D.3d 704, 850 N.Y.S.2d 487 (2d Dep’t 2008)<\/a> <\/span>; Busse v. Busse, 2007 PA Super 100, 921 A.2d 1248 (2007)<\/a> <\/span>, appeal denied, 594 Pa. 693, 934 A.2d 1275 (2007)<\/a> <\/span>.
<\/span> \u00a0Literally, alimony pendente lite means alimony pending the litigation. Napoli v. Napoli, 543 So. 2d 98 (La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1989)<\/a> <\/span>.
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9<\/a> \u00a0 Gordon v. Gordon, 966 So. 2d 1216 (La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2007)<\/a> <\/span>.
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10<\/a> \u00a0 Loftice v. Loftice, 985 So. 2d 204 (La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2008)<\/a> <\/span>.
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11<\/a> \u00a0 Langdon v. Langdon, 183 N.C. App. 471, 644 S.E.2d 600 (2007)<\/a> <\/span>.
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