Identification of sources of social support (spouse, family members, relatives and friends, and health care providers) and their effect on mammography behavior demands more future research.
While it stated that advanced degrees do not constitute property — and thus a divorced spouse was not entitled to a former spouse's future earnings — it did authorize courts to reimburse the supporting spouses for their expenses.
These cases run the gamut from situations where the supported spouse is healthy but not taking steps to become self-supporting, to allowing a modification of support even for a spouse who may have mental and physical health problems that might have affected his or her ability to work.
Proponents of easing alimony requirements are now pinning their hopes on a bill before the state legislature that would limit alimony payments in many divorce cases to a "reasonable period of time" — half the length of the marriage, but no longer than 12 years unless the supported spouse has minor children — during which the supported spouse becomes self-sufficient.
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In those situations, what their lawyers missed, and what lawyers often do unfortunately miss, is the importance of attributing an amount to the standard of living for the purposes of putting a cap on what the supported spouse might receive, and for the additional purpose of laying the groundwork for a support reduction at some point in the future.
Furthermore, to have a supporting spouse who listens and has an understanding, makes the work-life balance easier.
Some companies also offer support for spouses, to help acclimate them to the new community and to find work there.
The news agencies, led by A.P. and United Press International; major newspapers and magazines; and, not least, the television networks were always there, with support staff, spouses and others holding down the media rear.
As pioneers in the corporate world, Ms. Nooyi and her colleagues faced gender stereotyping and discrimination, but they also came from backgrounds of relative privilege and, in many cases, enjoyed the support of spouses and families.
