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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Why would you assume there was damage done to the child?
PumpkinAngel
As DH's $$$$ is MY $$$$ as well, I wouldn't have any problem going after him for it. I have no idea how to go about doing it, but I imagine like anything else, it's only going to turn out as well as your atty. ;)
C
Jenna
your whole post was obnoxious, and cruel and you have no clue what you're talking about.
C
Bwaaahahhhhaaaaa. My whole family live on another continent, but sure, I've never been away from them. I love how on this board when people disagree, it becomes "you have no idea what you are talking about." Having been a deposit on a new apartment away from a divorce just a couple months ago, in a state where I have nothing but dh's family, and where most of my friends even are his family, I understand very well indeed the gut ddesire to want to get away and go near anyone who is close to me. But I made a commitment to my kids not to do that to them. It is about them, not me.
So tell me, since you feel the pain of being away from your family, is that something you'd illingly inflict on your kids, taking them away from their father? As adults we make our own decisions, including decisions to move away from family. But the kids that get seperated from their fathers had no choice and don't deserve it.
If you hate where you are so much, have you ever thought of doing something about it? You've been there for what, 20 years now, and you still *hate* it. Sorry, but I firmly beleive we can control things like our own misery, either by getting out of awfuol situations or finding ways to make them better.
"your whole post was obnoxious, and cruel and you have no clue what you're talking about."
I could say the same about yours.
Some guys take women away from their base to have a sense of control over them - isolation breeds dependancy. Sometimes, in order to get yourself back (and be the best you can be for your sake and for the kids) you need to be in a place where you feel supported.
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