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social science subjects > economics > applied economics > economics and law > palimony

... > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > economics and law > palimony

... > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > economics and law > palimony

... > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > economics and law > palimony

... > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > economics and law > palimony

Preferred term

palimony

Definition

When a married couple divorces, they have legal rights and obligations regarding property. Each former spouse has claims to shared marital property, such as the house they lived in together. [Source: Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An Encyclopedia; Palimony]

Broader concept

economics and law

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/palimony

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