The Marriage Buyout
Starnes, Cynthia Lee![The Marriage Buyout](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/156/15655993/CHSBZCOP0315655993.jpg)
From divorce court to popular culture, alimony is a dirty word. In short, critics of alimony claim it has no place in contemporary visions of marriage as a partnership of equals. The author argues that alimony is often the only practical tool for ensuring that divorce does not treat today's primary caregivers as if they were suckers.