An uneven earnings history can play out quite badly in a divorce as well. There is some attempt at fairness in the law, but it's not difficult to fall through

An uneven earnings history can play out quite badly in a divorce as well. There is some attempt at fairness in the law, but it's not difficult to fall through the cracks and end up with an appalling result. It's kind of like smoking--you probably won't be unlucky enough to get a worst case, but if you do, it will be quite awful.