Divorce rulings on SAHM's alimony?
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Divorce rulings on SAHM's alimony?
| Thu, 04-29-2004 - 10:29pm |
I have seen this many times, and I am wondering what your guys' opinion on this. Of course with divorce rates so high we find couples with children in court all the time finding out what is entitled to mothers for alimony. The argument is, should SAHM's receive more alimony then WOHM's? This meaning SAHM's who have through the whole marriage stayed at home with the children while the fathers successeds in their careers. This also meaning if they are going to pursue a career after the fact is their income be significant enough compared to the EX since they have been out of the work force for years and has not gained experience in what ever career the would have pursued.
I personally know someone who went through the exsact same thing and had a hard time finding a job(with income compareable) after the divorse since she hadn't worked for 25yrs.
The question also arise, does the SAHM contribute to the Fathers success because they choose to stay home therefore they should receive a cut now that they are divorced (the same as many would if they were still married)?
Thoughts? Please state weather you are a SAHM or WOHM when you place your comments

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Jenna
I've got to tell you, I can't think of a situation, though, where a parent's needs should come before those of the child they created. I would go hungry before I let my child do so and don't believe I know any parent who wouldn't.
furthermore, the one attacking posters has been YOU in your cold, mean-spirited insinuations that Savcal did something unsavory by having the unmitigated gall to move herself and her children to someplace where she could afford to raise them...an argument you're presumably in favor of. So why you would be attempting to score emotional points off her situation is beyond me.
She wrote "I think that when we (as human beings, men and women alike) have children we are entering into a contract to put those childrens needs above our own."
I do not believe that the NEEDS of any one family member always trump the NEEDS of another family member. I do think that the NEEDS of any family member should come before the DESIRES of another. So if you are talking about the needs of a child outweighing the wants of an adult, yes the child should come first. But the needs of an adult should come before the desires of a child as well. I think when family members have competing needs the children do NOT always come first. You have to weigh the totality of the situation before you decide whose needs come first.
Jenna
Why would you assume living with dad meant better schools?
Hollie
http://attach.prospero.com/n/docs/docDownload.aspx?guid=7E117344-D332-46AD-A2B2-30B19FAEACCF&webtag=iv-pssahwoh
Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their color. Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense and choosing your friends by their color is unthinkable.
And since I haven't "attacked" CLW, but merely voiced my opinions of "her" predictable, repetitive and lame arguments on this subject, even if you *were* CLW, which you claim not to be, I STILL cannot credibly be accused of attacking...her...you....whomever.
yes, yes, yes, CLW, your repetitive, predictable, irrational, judgmental "opinion" on this topic has been logged and noted and most of us can recite it verbatim from memory.
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