Article 118. Right of former spouse for maintenance after dissolution of marriage

The following persons shall have the right to demand through judicial procedure alimony from the former spouse, who has the necessary means to do so:

A former wife during pregnancy and for a period of three years from the birth of a common child;

A former spouse in need who is caring for a common child with a disability until he/she reaches the age of eighteen years or for a common child with a disability of Group I since childhood;

An incapable former spouse in need who became incapable prior to dissolution of the marriage or within one year of the dissolution of the marriage;

Needy spouse who has reached retirement age no later than five years from the date of dissolution of marriage, if the spouses have been married for a long time.

The amount of alimony and the procedure for providing it to the former spouse after the dissolution of the marriage may be determined by agreement between the former spouses.