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The Marriage Buyout Families, Law, and Society Series General Editor: Nancy E. Dowd Justice for Kids: Keeping Kids out of the Juvenile Justice System Edited by Nancy E. Dowd Masculinities and the Law: A Multidimensional Approach Edited by Frank Rudy Cooper and Ann C. McGinley The New Kinship: Donor-Conceived Family Communities Naomi Cahn What Is Parenthood? Contemporary Debates about the Family Edited by Linda C. McClain and Daniel Cere Who Cares for Our Children? The Complicated Trajectory of U.S. Child Care Policy Elizabeth Palley and Corey S. Shdaimah The Marriage Buyout: The Troubled Trajectory of U.S. Alimony Law Cynthia Lee Starnes [3.85.211.2] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 22:51 GMT) The Marriage Buyout The Troubled Trajectory of U.S. Alimony Law Cynthia Lee Starnes a NEW YORK UNIVERSIT Y PRESS New York and London NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2014 by New York University All rights reserved References to Internet websites (URLs) were accurate at the time of writing. Neither the author nor New York University Press is responsible for URLs that may have expired or changed since the manuscript was prepared. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Starnes, Cynthia, author. The marriage buyout : the troubled trajectory of U.S. alimony law / Cynthia Lee Starnes. pages cm. — (Families, law, and society series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8147-0824-8 (hardback) 1. Alimony—United States. 2. Alimony—Economic aspects—United States. 3. Alimony— Social aspects—United States. I. Title. KF537.S73 2014 346.7301’663—dc23 2013049126 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. We strive to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the greatest extent possible in publishing our books. Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Also available as an ebook [3.85.211.2] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 22:51 GMT) To Michael, to Brad and Zach, and to Jim my family all This page intentionally left blank ...