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Term Definition Palimony - support paid from one person to another even though they were never married.
Application in Divorce Palimony is similar to agreement presented themselves to the world in the manner of married people.

Palimony established that an implied contract exists between unmarried partners that works to the detriment of one when it is not enforced. The term comes from a case involving the late Lee Marvin, the actor.

Resources: Marvin v. Marvin, 557 P.2d 106, 18 Cal.3d 660, 134 Cal. Rptr. 815.