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My understanding is that alimony is quite distinct from child support. Rather it is payments made directly to a former spouse and harks back to a time when wome
by joeyo 17y ago
My understanding is that alimony is quite distinct from child support. Rather it is payments made directly to a former spouse and harks back to a time when women had no way to support themselves after a divorce (they could not work and probably had little chance of remarriage). So the idea was that the alimony would continue to support them as if they were still married.
I have no idea why it still exists, however.
- krschultz 17y agoworse is when you are paying alimony to a remarried wife. (Note, I do not do this so I may be wrong, but I've heard horror stories).
- Notorious_PWN 17y agoI guess that's allowed so that a certain class of spoiled American female can live the archetypal slut's dream of fucking an alpha male while a beta male provides for her. I think most states stop alimony when she remarries, though, which is why women who want to play that game will have live-in boyfriends but not remarry.
- menloparkbum 17y agooh god... not you again.
- helveticaman 17y agoSlander aside, this is very much a reality.
- helveticaman 17y agoCursing aside, this is very much a reality.
- Notorious_PWN 17y agoIt's a reality for some women; not all, obviously. There are many men who are just as bad in intention and deed, but they don't get nearly as much support from the court system. The problem is that we have an unfair system (not just in the courts, but in all kinds of social affairs) that enables female misbehavior (under antiquated beliefs that women are weak and can't protect themselves) while holding men to a higher standard of accountability, which makes women a lot more likely to get away with being spoiled.
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- poppysan 17y agovery eloquently stated...
- bwd 17y agoI believe some states even stop alimony at the advent of cohabitation of the supported party with another.
- kingkawn 17y agoPetty sexism FTW.
- enjo 17y agoMore confusing is that this guy is claiming that his alimony payments are more than 2/3 of his take-home income. I think he meant child-support.
- jonknee 17y agoEven more confusing, you didn't read the article: > I was handing over $4,000 a month in alimony and child-support payments So no, he did mean alimony and child-support.
- yummyfajitas 17y agoActually, child support is also payments made directly to a former spouse. While in principle it said to be for support of the children, there is no requirement that it be used for such purpose (let alone an enforcement mechanism).
- aswanson 17y agoThis is a problem. I'm guessing most dads would give any amount for their kids, if it was guaranteed to go to the kids. There has to be some type of enforceable method to track payments and how they are used for the benefit of the children.
- tokenadult 17y agoI'm guessing most dads would give any amount for their kids, if it was guaranteed to go to the kids. I know an alarming number of counterexamples.
- aswanson 17y agoAs do I, sadly.