Hey everyone, so I was just catching up with a friend who recently went through a long-term breakup with their partner. They mentioned something called “palimony” coming up in conversations, but neither of us were quite sure what it meant. Is palimony like alimony for couples who weren’t married? Is it a real thing, or just something people made up for TV shows? Any legal eagles out there who can explain what palimony is and how it works?
Palimony, which is similar to alimony but for unmarried couples, is financial assistance that one spouse may owe the other once cohabitation ceases. It’s not fiction like TV; in some jurisdictions, it’s officially acknowledged.