Alimony after Divorce according to Kosovo's Legislation

• Author: Eneida Eni Lajqi
• Pages: 84-95

ACTA UNIVERSITATIS DANUBIUS Vol. 15, no. 1/2019

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Alimony AfterDivorce According To

Kosovo’s Legislation

Eneida LAJQI1

Abstract: There is a large number of scientific works that have dealt with alimony as a right or

obligation in family law relations. But regarding the treatment of alimony based on Kosovo’s

legislation, there aren’t many written articles dedicated to this issue. This paper analyzes alimony as an

important element on the survival of many families after divorce. Through this paper conducted after

the research made in the legislation of Kosovo and some other European countries, I will elaborate how

alimony in Kosovo legislation is defined? Why it is vital for people to enjoy custody after divorce?

Then I will discuss about the custody methods, child care, as well as the court proceedings in providing

alimony. This paper aims to address the positive and negative aspects of alimony in Kosovo. The

academic interest of this paper is on defining alimony according to Kosovo legislation by elaborating

in details the way this legislation regulates the provision of al imony. Several methods, national and

foreign legal analysis, research into various scientific articles have been used, and a scientific

interpretation of the legal provisions regulating the issue of alimony has been made.

Keywords: Family relations; divorce; rights; obligations

Introduction

Family relationships are very important in t erms of rights and obligations between

family members. Living in a family means living within certain r ights and

obligations. A characteristic of family relationships is that these relationships a re

created between people who are in the bloodstream but also those who are in the

degree of affinity or adoption. Another characteristic of family relationships is that

some relationships last even after the factual separation of spouses. The factual

separation of spouses involves the creation of some other rights and obligations after

1 Teaching Assistant, University of Peja, Haxhi Zeka, Republic of Kosovo, Address: Rr. UÇK pn, Pejë,

30000, Republic of Kosovo, Corresponding author: eneidalajqi@hotmail.com.

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