separate maintenance — n: maintenance paid (as by court order) from one spouse to another during separation entitlement to separate maintenance does not extend to the division of marital assets Kennedy v. Kennedy, 662 So. 2d 179 (1995) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of… … Law dictionary
separate maintenance — noun : an allowance made to a wife by her husband under deed of separation or under a court order or decree * * * separate maintenance noun A provision made by a husband for his separated wife • • • Main Entry: ↑separate … Useful english dictionary
separate maintenance — Provision made by a husband for the support of his wife living apart from him. The condition or status of a married woman who is living apart from her husband and is being supported by him, but without being divorced from him. An action which in… … Ballentine's law dictionary
action for separate maintenance — See separate maintenance … Ballentine's law dictionary
maintenance — main·te·nance n 1 a: the act of providing basic and necessary support b: the state of having such support 2: a financial means of providing necessary assistance: as a: alimony b … Law dictionary
Separate — Sep a*rate, p. a. [L. separatus, p. p. ] 1. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; said of things once connected. [1913 Webster] Him that was separate from his brethren. Gen. xlix. 26. [1913 Webster] 2. Unconnected;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Separate estate — Separate Sep a*rate, p. a. [L. separatus, p. p. ] 1. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; said of things once connected. [1913 Webster] Him that was separate from his brethren. Gen. xlix. 26. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
separate — sep·a·rate / se pə ˌrāt/ vb rat·ed, rat·ing vt: to cause the separation of vi: to undergo a separation the couple separated last year compare divorce Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
separate — I separate, verb To disunite, divide, disconnect, or sever. See sever II separate, adj Individual; distinct; particular; disconnected. Generally used in law as opposed to joint, though the more usual antithesis of the latter term is several.… … Black's law dictionary
maintenance — The upkeep or preservation of condition of property, including cost of ordinary repairs necessary and proper from time to time for that purpose. Bogan v. Postlewait, 265 N.E.2d 195, 197. See also maintain Sustenance; support; assistance; aid. The … Black's law dictionary
