The Theory of Alimony

Ellman, Ira Mark

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“…Furthermore, current conceptualizations of spousal support accord well with neither contract theory nor partnership concepts and sometimes entail controversial notions of marital property (construed in terms of career assets) that make the development of a coherent theory of spousal support an even more challenging task. 2,70 Added to these difficulties is ambiguity concerning what spousal support is meant to accomplish. Is it to compensate a former spouse for marital commitments that later result in career disadvantages?…”

Section: Other Economic Consequences Of Divorcementioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of the Father after Divorce

Thompson¹

1994

The Future of Children

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Fathers figure prominently in a child's postdivorce life whether they are involved or disinterested, but concerns about inadequate child support, noncustodial fathers who fail to visit, and the economic plight of single mothers have together raised policy questions about how better to enfranchise fathers with the rights and responsibilities of parenting and ensure them a continuing and meaningful role in the lives of their offspring. This article focuses on obstacles and avenues to ensuring a meaningful postdivorce parenting role for fathers by examining the effects on them of custody standards, visitation policies, child support guidelines and their enforcement, and the other economic arrangements surrounding contemporary divorce. In the end, public policies that foster the child's unconflicted relationships with each parent in the context of reliable and adequate economic support will require new ways of structuring relations between ex-spouses in the interests of offspring (for example, new approaches to custody and visitation), nonadversarial modes of assisted dispute resolution to accommodate postdivorce changes in family life, child support policies which guarantee that a child's economic needs will be met when parents are unable to provide adequately (and that assist parents who are unable to provide), and that recognize and ensure both the relational and the economic contributions of each parent to a child's well-being.

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Section: Other Economic Consequences Of Divorcementioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of the Father after Divorce

Thompson¹

1994

The Future of Children

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“…Another problem in determining spousal support has been the lack of theoretical consensus regarding the purpose and principles that determine entitlement (Ellman, 1989;O'Connell, 1988). In order to establish a clean break at divorce, marital partnerships have been dissolved without equitably distributing important financial assets (Cipriani, 1991;Kelly & Fox, 1993;Williams, 1994).…”

Section: Post-divorce Income Insufficiencies Without Spousal Supportmentioning

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Alternative Formulas for Distributing Parental Incomes at Divorce

2006

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The current study applied five formulas for distributing parental incomes at divorce to 414 court case records in Minnesota and evaluated which formulas and actual court orders provided sufficient incomes for male and female-headed households. The study further explored influences of pre-divorce gross income levels, household/genders, and lengths of marriage on the post-divorce income-to-needs ratios (ITN) produced by the five formulas and actual court orders, using MANOVA. Results were interpreted using distributive justice principles of equity, needs, and contributions. Males have higher ITN with each alternative, except the income-sharing formula. The actual court orders and the income-sharing formula produce the largest discrepancy between male and female ITN and the highest percentage of females living below poverty level guidelines. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2006divorce, income distributions, spousal support.,

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“…In the event of a divorce, however, a woman loses all of her expected rewards from this partnership, while the man loses none. She, in essence, shoulders a disproportionate loss from a marital breakdown (Ellman ).…”

Section: Alimony Policy In the United Statesmentioning

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“…For example, state laws regulate which grounds can be used for a divorce action, as well as how property and other material acquisitions will be divided between couples. In addition, one of the most prominent areas where obligations must be determined pertains to the issue of alimony (Ellman ) . Alimony involves payments from the higher‐earning party, typically the husband, to the lower‐earning party, typically the wife, after a divorce .…”

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Incomplete Role Exit and the Alimony Reform Movement

Crowley

2017

Sociological Inquiry

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This analysis explores men's role exit process from being married to divorced in the context of the alimony reform movement in the United States. Those considering potential role exit may face governmental policies that either support or oppose them in making these personal changes. In this case, mostly men want to leave their husband roles behind but legally imposed alimony, in their view, unfairly binds them to their former spouses. This analysis uses 182 narratives to map out how major collective action frames-based upon the highly valued, masculine concept of autonomy-are generated in this social movement. Overall, this research demonstrates the importance of both considering the operation of governmental policies in producing successful or incomplete role exit for individuals, and how these same individuals can respond using collective action frames drawn from privileged notions of masculinity as they aim for significant life change.

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The Theory of Alimony

Cited by 59 publications

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The Role of the Father after Divorce

The Role of the Father after Divorce

Alternative Formulas for Distributing Parental Incomes at Divorce

Incomplete Role Exit and the Alimony Reform Movement

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