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1. Record Number: 45225
Author(s): Jacob son of Judah Hazan, , and Adi Namia-Cohen,
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Title : Providing Her Sustenance: Local Customs and the Daily Meal
Source: Jewish Everyday Life in Medieval Northern Europe, 1080-1350: A Sourcebook.   Edited by Tzafrir Barzilay, Eyal Levinson, and Elisheva Baumgarten. The text is introduced by Adi Namia-Cohen and comes from Jacob son of Judah Hazan of London, Sefer Etz Haim, vol. 2 (Jerusalem: haRav Kook Institution, 1967), Alimony Law, 245 .  2022.  Pages 55 - 56. The book is available open access: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/mip_teamsdp/9/
Year of Publication: 2022.
2. Record Number: 13629
Author(s): Butler, Sara M.
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Title : Maintenance Agreements and Male Responsibility in Late Medieval England [The author examines cases brought by separated wives asking for support before both royal and ecclesiastical courts. Although there was no one single pattern for alimony, courts generally sought equity in the couples' financial arrangements. However, the courts had difficulty forcing angry or estranged husbands to pay the decreed amounts to their wives. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Boundaries of the Law: Geography, Gender, and Jurisdiction in Medieval and Early Modern Europe.   Edited by Anthony Musson .   Ashgate, 2005.  Pages 67 - 83.
Year of Publication: 2005.