ALIMONY

The allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate for her support, either during a matrimonial suit, or at its termination, when she proves herself entitled to a separate maintenance, and the fact of a marriage is established. Alimony is an allowance out of the husband's estate, made for. the support of the wife when living separate from him. It is either temporary or permanent. Code Ga. 1882, I 1736. The allowance which is made by order of court to a woman for her support out of her husband's estate, upon being separated from him by divorce, or pending a suit for d.1- vorce. Pub. St. Ma . 1882, p. 1281. And see Bowman v. Worthing ton, 24 Ark. 522; Lynde v. Lynde, 64 N. J; Eq. 736, 52 Atl. 694, 58 L. R. A. 471, 97 Am. St. Rep. 692; Collins v. Collins, 80 N. Y. 1; Stearns v. Stearns,.66 Vt. 187, 28 Atl. 875, 44 Am. St. Rep. 836; In re Spencer, SS Oal. 460, 23 Pac. 395, 17. Am. St. Rep. 2.66; Adams v. Storey, 185 D1. 448, 26 N. E. 582, 11 L. R. A. '190, 2G Am. St. Rep. 892... B:, aUmons, we UD.der stand what 1s neces- [s. 64]