The r e s u l t s o f the I n s t i t u t e ' s study o f matrimonial support f a i l u r e s was f i r s t presented by the members o f the Steering C o r n i t t e e which supervised the study and the researchers who conducted i t. [...] I f a spouse i s i n need o f an allowance during a t rans i t i on period, the spouse i s e n t i t l e d to alimony from the other spouse according to what i s reasonable w i th I -ct t o the a b i l i t y of the spouse and t o other c i r cums ~dnces. [...] The l i m i t a t i o n of the duty o f the parents t o elementary education o f the chi ldren has to be seen i n connection w i th the a v a i l a b i l i t y o f publ ic support, although mainly through study loans, for higher education. [...] (This means i n other words that the economic l i a b i l i t y of a stepfather i s seldom burdensome.) The r i g h t t o f u l l maintenance advance i s , however, condit ional on the fact that the maintenance allowance corresponds to the a b i l i t y of the debtor. [...] I f i t i s poss ib le w i t h respect t o the reserved amount the employer must deduct the amount fo r attachment from the earnings o f the payer and send the sum t o the execut ion o f f i c e r , who de l i ve r s i t t o the c r e d i t o r.
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