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Record Number:
4020
Author(s)/Creator(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.
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Article Type:
Essay
Subject
(See Also)
:
Alimony
Courts of Law
Courts of Law, Ecclesiastical
Dower
Husbands
Law
Marital Separations
Wives
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
14- 15
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Abstract:
Related Resources:
Sara Butler also examines the church's influence on marriage, but her perspective is that of separated and abandoned wives in medieval England and their quest for maintenance and support from abusive of neglectful husbands. She reminds the reader of the s
Author's Affiliation:
Loyola University, New Orleans
Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
2005.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0754650901