spou·sal
ˈspau̇-zəl 
-səl
: of, relating to, or involving a spouse
spousal affection
spousal assault
spousal support
spousally
adverb
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Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Another would be someone going through a divorce and receiving spousal support but doesn’t yet have a final divorce decree or a court signed separation agreement with X amount of alimony income.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
That includes retirement and spousal benefits, survivor payments, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Social Security Disability Insurance.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Per the documents, neither Haack nor Hall will pay spousal support despite not having a prenup.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Another would be someone going through a divorce and receiving spousal support but doesn’t yet have a final divorce decree or a court signed separation agreement with X amount of alimony income.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
Richards requested that Phypers abide by several orders, including no-contact, an order to pay expenses caused by the abuse, an order to provide spousal support and an order to enter batterer intervention program, to name a handful.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
That includes retirement and spousal benefits, survivor payments, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Social Security Disability Insurance.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spousal
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“Spousal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spousal. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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