The name itself demonstrates its modifying nature. From spousal support to alimony to maintenance. The culture surrounding marriage is changing. Back then, divorce was based on fault, you know, whose fault was it that terminated the marriage. In a lot of cases, it was the husband's. Alimony or if you like, spousal support, has customarily been bestowed to the dependent wife. Fact is that at this time, this tradition is long gone. Times when women were primarily the homemakers have passed, the today's woman is far more independent than back then where she had very little to no income of her own. Even as times change, alimony has evolved as well. But that takes us back to the cornerstones of alimony. Alimony is simply the spousal maintenance/ support that one spouse is obligated to provide the other after a legal separation/divorce. It's done so for the basis of lessening hardship for the dependent spouse. This understanding of spousal support nonetheless exists. But up...