[Lizavetta]

In 1982 Thorne, who was suffering from severe depression, asked Kerry for a separation. They were divorced on July 25, 1988

That should have cleared it up, non?

[raccoonradio]

But look how J F'n K shut off, or cut down, his alimony to Julia...from above:

"Kerry and Thorne finalized their divorce in 1988... After Thorne requested an increase in alimony in 1995, Kerry sought an annulment of their marriage from the Catholic Church, a move observers saw as retaliatory. Kerry eventually received the annulment from the Boston diocese despite Thorne’s vehement objections." The marriage was formally annulled by the Roman Catholic Church in 1997.

Not sure if he was responsible to keep paying alimony after the marriage was annuled...