The Marriage Buyout: The Troubled Trajectory of U.S. Alimony Law

From divorce court to popular culture, alimony is a dirty word. In short, critics of alimony claim it has no place in contemporary visions of marriage as a partnership of equals. The author argues that alimony is often the only practical tool for ensuring that divorce does not treat today's primary caregivers as if they were suckers.

• | Author: Cynthia Lee Starnes
• | Publisher: New York University Press
• | Publication Date: May 16, 2014
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9780814708248
• | ISBN-10: 0814708242