The Marriage Buyout The Troubled Trajectory of by Cynthia Lee Starnes HARDBACK

New York University Press

The Marriage Buyout The Troubled Trajectory of U.S. Alimony Law\nby Cynthia Lee Starnes\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Cynthia Lee Starnes\nTitle: The Marriage Buyout The Troubled Trajectory of U.S. Alimony Law\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Jurisprudence and general issues\nPublisher: MI - New York University\nPublication year: 2014\nISBN-13: 9780814708248\nISBN-10: 0814708242\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nFrom 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 .