Land v. Land

The defendant, in her prayer for alimony pendente lite, does not rely upon any'provision in article 142 of the Civil Code. That article does not deal with the subject of alimony. The article which deals with the subject of alimony pendente lite, andón which the defendant relies, is article 148, which, as amended by Act No. 130 of 1928, and in the plainest language that could be used, declares:

“If the wife has not a sufficient income for her maintenance pending the suit for separation from bed and board or for divorce, the judge shall allow her, whether she appears as plaintiff or defendant, a…