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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I was trying to make the point that many SAHWs are instrumental in the success of their dhs. Thus the term kept woman is inappropriate. And in the case where a spouse is put in a position to be a high earner by the other spouse she (or he) would be entitled to some of those earnings. That does not make you a kept woman either.
In our case dh's law degree was paid for with money that both of us earned. It was my salary that supported us while HE took a few months off to study for the bar exam. I worked while he began a new career in the law that paid quite a bit less than his previous career. It was me who went into his office on my days off from work to help dh and his partner get their practice off the ground.
How did this get to be about SAMS being self sufficient? I don't recall that being a topic of conversation.
I wrote that faduckeggs views someone without a job as ".....shirking her responsibility to herself and her children and her community because she is not a productive, self-sufficient member of society." I was not suggesting that SAHMs are necesarily self sufficient, simply that can still be productive members of society even if they aren't employed.
Jenna
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