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> Stanich and his wife divorced, citing "irreconcilable differences," in 2016. He agreed to give her a family home in Tempe, Ariz., $400,000 in a lump sum and $
by 55555 8y ago
> Stanich and his wife divorced, citing "irreconcilable differences," in 2016. He agreed to give her a family home in Tempe, Ariz., $400,000 in a lump sum and $8,000 a month in support payments—and custody of the family dog, Rambo.
a house, 400k, 8k every month, and the dog. Jesus.
- ggggtez 8y agoSounds like he's got quite a decent income. I'd feel worse if half his money was $0 and the family dog. Edit: and considering he choked his wife on their lawn, (allegedly), divorce sounds reasonable to me.
- x0x0 8y agore: assaulting his ex-wife: no allegedly. He pleaded no contest for that. Also, and it's quite minor given the other stuff discussed here, it seems like he expected not to pay his staff for a couple weeks and have them hang out and wait for him. Or maybe the employees liked their manager / his ex-wife.
- andyv 8y agoAdvice given to me once upon a time: "If you want to save yourself a lot of trouble, find a girl you don't like and give her a house".
- cm2012 8y agoAs a college graduate + white collar developer who's never been married before, your actuarial chances of divorce are around 20%.
- WrtCdEvrydy 8y agoI buy homeowner's insurance for a far less chance at losing one of my most valuable assets.
- cm2012 8y agoYet you still own a home!
- scarejunba 8y agoConsidering the context (he claims she defrauded him about her cancer being terminal) it looked like he thought she was dying and he wouldn't be on the hook for the rest of his life. Jesus Christ. I wish I hadn't read about this at all.
- throwaway5250 8y agoThat's almost exactly my terms. In my case, not so much as a harsh word between us--ex just decided she deserved it, and that's the way the law works. My current gross doesn't even cover alimony. (And alimony isn't deductible while you're unemployed, nor can you make qualified withdrawals from retirement accounts to pay for it.) Still pretty happy to be rid of her. Be careful out there...
- ta3216 8y agoI don’t get it. Assuming she didn’t work, wouldn’t it be half your income averaged over the past few years? Meaning, regardless of what she thinks she deserves, isn’t there a standard calculation used, ie half?
- DannyBee 8y agoDepends heavily on the state (community property vs not) They do all have standard asset division and support/etc calculators
- dragonwriter 8y agoUnless I'm missing something, community property doesn't affect alimony, it affects division of assets acquired during marriage (that is a community property state, generally assets acquired during marriage are treated as shared 50/50 in divorce.) Though I suppose a settlement of divorce could trade off one for the other, and having more claim on marital assets to trade could lead to higher average alimony when settlements are considered.
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- throwaway5250 8y agoGenerally, community property will be split 50/50. Alimony would generally be set as a percentage of all income. Judges have a lot of leeway, though, and may lean considerably towards whomever seems more sympathetic (according to lawyers). One bit that surprised me is that there is no reluctance to set alimony (considered on an NPV basis) larger than your net worth. It kind of sucks to have every dollar you've ever saved wiped out in one stroke, replaced with a nice pile of debt.
- danso 8y agoDoesn't divorce court also consider domestic violence history when deciding how to divide things?
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