Alimony meaning

financial support that a person is ordered by a court to give to their spouse during separation or following divorce; maintenance.

Alimony is a legal obligation on a person to provide financial support to his or her spouse before or after marital separation or divorce. (Wiki)

an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support after legal separation divorce

money that a court orders someone to pay regularly to their wife or husband after they have got divorced