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Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART I. ALIMONY REFLECTIONS

1. Who Cares about Alimony?

2. Alimony’s Heritage: The Helpless, the Blameless, and the Clean-Break Losers

3. Alimony and Mother Myths

PART II. ALIMONY MECHANICS

4. The Contemporary State of Alimony

5. Alimony in Context: A Comparative Perspective

PART III: ALIMONY THEORY

6. Reasons Matter: Alimony, Intuition, and the Remarriage- Termination Rule

7. The Search for a Contemporary Rationale

PART IV: ALIMONY REFORM

8. A Marital Partnership Model: Alimony as Buyout

9. Beyond Alimony: Lovers, Parents, and Partners

Conclusion

Notes

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