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palimony

pa li moh nee

  • n  support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends

  • Another prominent palimony target won a clear-cut victory last week.
  • Perhaps Mitchelson's chief claim to legal fame was the concept of palimony, which he introduced by arguing in 1970 that Michelle Triola, Lee Marvin's live-in lover, might be .
  • Opposition, for example, to palimony, "rewarding a woman with money for living with a man outside of marriage.
News & Articles

  • Indian Government: Casual Sex Means You're Legally Married
    NEW DELHI — In India, there's no sex without marriage — literally, according to a new court ruling. “Any couple who choose to consummate their sexual cravings, then that act becomes a total commitment with adherence to all consequences that may follow,” the Madras High Court ruled in a recent palimony case in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
    June 30, 2013 - Business Insider
Quotes

  • Brian Giles in San Diego Union Tribune
    I categorically deny each and every allegation of the complaint for palimony,Giles said in the statement. "This is all about money. The marriage never took place because the plaintiff changed her mind about a prenuptial agreement. The...

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