permanent alimony
permanent alimony 终生扶养费；长期扶养费 法院在判决离婚或分居时命令婚姻当事人一方向既无生活来源也无谋生能力的他方支付的费用，作为他方的必需生活费。该笔扶养费可按月或按周支付，其时间可以是不确定的，包括他方终生；也可以根据法院的命令确定，后者相当于定期扶养费〔periodic alimony〕。该种扶养费可因双方当事人情势之变化而予变更。 (→alimony; periodic alimony)
permanent alimony
permanent alimony
Alimony payable in usu. weekly or monthly installments either indefinitely or until a time specified by court order. • This kind of alimony may usu. be modified for changed circumstances of either party. It terminates upon the death of either spouse and usu. upon the remarriage of the obligee. — Also termed final alimony; periodic