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Court TV's Legal Questions Column.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, March, 1999 by Jarrett, Gregg
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Mar. 22 -- ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON LEGAL ISSUES: The information provided is general in nature; consult with an attorney or legal expert for specific advice on your case.
QUESTION: If two unmarried people who lived together break up, isn't one spouse entitled to "palimony" payments?
ANSWER: Not necessarily. The acceptability of palimony took hold in 1976 when the California Supreme Court ruled in a case brought against actor Lee Marvin when his live-in girlfriend sued him for support after their six-year relationship broke up. Michelle Marvin, who had changed her last name from Triola to Marvin, contended that they had entered an oral agreement to live together and "share equally any and all property...
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