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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He's self employed so he makes his own hours;
Where is it written that I need to be grateful to dh becuase he did what he agreed to do? He doesn't bow down before me every night when I cook him a meal and I don't bow down to him every time I spend a nickel. I am grateful that I have dh in my life, but not specifically because I don't HAVE to work.
Jenna
Plus whenever DH and I are both with the kids then we take care of their needs pretty equally.
So a vacation has always been a vacation for me.
That is manageable, in my opinion-- after school activities and working. There are some flexible positions-- for example, my husband is most likely going to be a professor and will have time before and after school. There is also carpooling, etc. My mom worked full time when I was in school-- albeit she was a teacher, but I never felt left out of after school activities, etc. It is not necessarily the time away from the children that I mind-- or the schedule balancing in the first few years. I think I would miss many of the children's "firsts" and there are a lot of problems with daycare, sickness, bad kids, overcrowding, etc (and yes, I know, not all daycare is like this).
I'm sure there are a lot of people who would-- maybe you just haven't run across them. . .
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