case by case analysis. See generally Love, supra, at 289; In re Marriage of Cargill, 843 P.2d 1335, 1341 (Colo.1993); Peters v. Peters, 214 N.W.2d 151, 157 (Iowa 1974). Under this fact-specific method, a court applies its general equitable powers to discern the intent of the parties. See Ferguson v. Ferguson, 564 P.2d 1380, 1383 (Utah 1977); In re Marriage of Williams, 208 Mont. 252, 677 P.2d 585, 587 (1984); Peters, 214 N.W.2d at 157. These jurisdictions have held that although participa 313, 317 (1981) (stating that husband never relied on his wife’s brief changed status so alimony was revived). Courts employing this approach have allowed the former spouse to assert equitable defenses against the reinstatement of alimony. See Glazer v. Silverman, 354 Mass. 177, 236 N.E.2d 199 (1968) (<HOLDING>). II. The Law in South Carolina Yon argues his
holding that a wife could be held liable for the negligent failure to prevent or warn the victims about her husbands sexually abusive behavior when the wife had actual knowledge or special reason to know that the husband was likely to abuse a particular person or persons holding that husbands obligation to pay premiums on a life insurance policy for five years with wife as the beneficiary was periodic alimony holding that equitable principles prevent the revival of alimony where it would be inequitable to allow wife to receive support from two husbands holding that the former husbands property from a noninterspousal gift may not be distributed under section 610751 although use of the former husbands separate property may be awarded to the former wife to satisfy the former husbands child support obligation holding that wife was entitled to prejudgment interest on alimony and child support arrearages from the date those payments were due