spousal
Example Sentences
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Heath Hirschi wanted out of paying $2,700 a month in spousal support payments after his ex married someone his legal team called a “well-known Hollywood actor.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
During a contentious spousal support dispute in 2025, Hirschi described the “Everybody Hates Chris” veteran as “semi-retired,” Us Weekly reported in February.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
This week in the Help Me Retire column, Alessandra Malito answered questions from a man whose wife seemed to have made a mistake in claiming her own Social Security benefits instead of higher spousal benefits.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
“They’re trying to eke more out of the program, but spousal benefits are tricky. That’s why people still need a rulebook,” she said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
V.: "Some bards have sung, the Ladye high Chapel or altar came not nigh; Nor dust the rites of spousal grace So much she feared each holy place," &c.