Alimony may be claimed only to the extent not to endanger livelihood of the former spouse and of the person the former spouse is obliged to maintain in the same rank with the applicant for maintenance.
Alimony may be prescribed also for a definite period of time if it can be supposed that the need of the person entitled to the alimony will cease to exist after lapse of a certain period of time. If a material change has occurred in the circumstances underlying establishment of the alimony determined by mutual agreement or a court judgment, modification of the amount of alimony may be applied for. The right to alimony will terminate if the eligible person concludes a new marriage or becomes unworthy of the alimony subsequently due to his/her conduct, and also if the eligible person does not need further alimony any longer. However, in the latter case the right to alimony will recover if the formerly eligible person is reduced to the alimony again. If the former spouse becomes reduced to the alimony after lapse of five years following dissolution of the marriage, he/she may claim an alimony from his/her former spouse only in cases of exceptional circumstances.
