What is alimony?

The subject of alimony necessarily pops up in the conversation about divorce, if the family has children. About what this term means, read in our article.

What is alimony: the definition

The word "alimony" came to us from Latin, where"Alimentum" means "food, food, dependency". What is alimony in Russian? In a general sense, these are monetary payments that one member of the family is obliged to perform in favor of another - a disabled person.

Most often, alimony means money,which one of the spouses after the divorce must be paid for the maintenance of underage children. As a rule, the duty to pay alimony falls on the father, as the children in most cases remain with the mother. Nevertheless, there are cases when a mother leaves the family, leaving the child to her father, and pays alimony.

Not everyone may know that the right to alimonyhave not only children. In certain situations provided for by law, alimony is paid in favor of an adult who has lost his ability to work. For example, if one of the spouses is disabled, then the other spouse must keep it even after the divorce. In addition, alimony can also be received by disabled elderly parents from their adult children.

More information about all that is related to alimony, you can read on our website in the Alimony section. There you will find answers to questions about how to reduce alimony and how not to pay alimony at all.