Both sides of this argument are compelling. There has to be some sort of support system in place to help ex-wives, especially when their lack of lucrative prospects is due to deliberate decisions made during the marriage. After a period of time, any skills that the first wife could formerly boat of become outdated and...
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This isn’t just about the differences between the career woman and the stay at home mom. There are bigger social issues that affect the choices that we, as women, can make with regard to our families and our careers. Finding a balance has always been difficult, regardless of the specific path you choose to take,...
Surprisingly, the people who are the most vehemently in support of modifying the laws regarding alimony are WOMEN. Specifically, these women are second wives. Here’s the scenario that’s causing all the fuss: Woman meets man. Woman falls in love with man. Woman wants to marry man, only…man owes a third of his income to his...
Time Article Predicts the End of Permanent Alimony According to the article, “The End of Alimony,” by Belinda Luscombe, published in Time magazine, the idea of alimony, that a husband should pay to support a wife he has cast aside, has existed, apparently, since Hammurabi. The idea existed in medieval Europe, even though divorce was...
Men can be so predictable. It’s such a classic situation: almost as soon as you and your hubby decide to separate, he has already caught the next one in his web. It’s hurtful to you, of course, because you’re barely coming to grips with the idea that your marriage is over and he is already...
There are a lot of misconceptions out there about annulments, but the truth is that there are certain specific criteria you must meet in order to qualify. A lot of people seem to think that, if you have a very, very short term marriage, you can just get it annulled, and it will be like...
In Virginia, you are separated when either you or your husband decides that the marriage is over and you stop cohabitating. It’s really a two part test. You have to realize that the marriage is over and accept that it’s beyond repair, but you also have to stop holding yourselves out as husband and wife,...
When you were addressing all your invitations and counting the number of guests who RSVP’d yes to your wedding, you never thought you’d be here. You never thought you’d be researching divorce and separation. You probably feel incredibly guilty, after allowing your parents to foot at least part of the bill (and the average wedding...