elatusapu — meaning in English
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English meaning
- alimony noun Financial support that one former spouse is legally required to pay the other after a divorce or separation.
Senses
elatusapu is used for these senses in English:
- alimony (legal, sometimes, pejorative) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.
- child support (legal) The ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by an obligor, usually the noncustodial parent, to an obligee, usually the custodial parent or other guardian, for the financial care and support of children of a relationship or marriage that has been terminated, or which never existed.