Courts can require payments {alimony}| by husband for separate maintenance of wife, after court grants divorce or separation, after voluntary separation, or after court order to support wife. Courts usually order temporary alimony while hearing divorce cases. Failure to pay makes husband in contempt of court and can lead to imprisonment.
amount
Alimony can be a percentage of husband's income or a lump sum to pay once or in installments.
termination
Alimony payments end if wife dies or remarries.
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