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Discussion - Alimony
      05/03/07 02:40 PM

There are a couple of posters who do not thing that alimony should EVER be awarded and I would like to know why.

I support alimony...when it is appropriate.

There are three types of "alimony": 1) Transitional Spousal Support, 2) Compensatory Spousal Support and 3) Spousal Maintenance:

1) "Transitional" (temporary) is for a party to attain education and training necessary to allow the party to prepare for reentry into the job market or for advancement therein and generally applies to SAHPs.

2) "Compensatory" is for when there has been a significant financial or other contribution by one party to the education, training, vocational skills, career or earning capacity of the other party.

3) "Maintenance" is for when there has been a contribution by one spouse to the support of the other for either a specified or an indefinite period...generally for marriages of twenty-five or more.

I don't think that "duration of marriage" is an appropriate benchmark to use in all cases...especially in Transitional Support. Why should a SAHP receive seven years of alimony for a fourteen marriage when they were only out of work for two years? I don't think that "custody" should have ANY bearing on alimony because alimony is about the MARRIAGE, NOT about PARENTING. I also don't think that the wage differences should be an automatic factor in determining alimony. Why should the higher wage earner be penalized because of their career choice?

I do think that "fault" should be a factor in determining any alimony. I don't think that someone who deliberately destroys their marriage through abuse, addition or adultery should "profit". I think that more scutiny needs to be applied to "irreconcilable differences" before granting alimony.

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* Discussion - Alimony Gecko 05/03/07 02:40 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony TGSM   05/06/07 12:12 AM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Gecko   05/06/07 11:51 AM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony TGSM   05/06/07 01:18 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Gecko   05/06/07 02:06 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony TGSM   05/06/07 03:25 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Gecko   05/06/07 06:33 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony TGSM   05/06/07 07:40 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony txks1151   05/06/07 04:34 PM
. * * methinks her defrauding is reason to call hotline matart1   05/07/07 06:46 AM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Rebecca5   05/06/07 07:08 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Relayer   05/06/07 07:32 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Rebecca5   05/06/07 07:47 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Relayer   05/06/07 06:32 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Miranda   05/06/07 12:00 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Gecko   05/06/07 12:42 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Redlegg   05/06/07 01:02 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Miranda   05/06/07 12:55 PM
. * * One question, and a statement... gr8Dad   05/04/07 02:44 AM
. * * Re: One question, and a statement... Gecko   05/04/07 11:16 AM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony nrvouswrk   05/03/07 03:51 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Gecko   05/03/07 05:08 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Susanf31   05/03/07 04:01 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony nrvouswrk   05/03/07 04:26 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony spinnerdegrassi   05/03/07 04:44 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Susanf31   05/03/07 04:56 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Gecko   05/03/07 05:23 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony spinnerdegrassi   05/03/07 05:06 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Miranda   05/03/07 04:59 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Miranda   05/03/07 04:48 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony trophywife   05/03/07 04:50 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony BeckaLeigh   05/04/07 11:43 AM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Gecko   05/03/07 05:21 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony spinnerdegrassi   05/03/07 04:54 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Susanf31   05/03/07 04:30 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony yregna   05/17/07 06:24 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony rosie716   05/22/07 06:36 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Gecko   05/03/07 05:18 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Gecko   05/03/07 05:12 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony nrvouswrk   05/03/07 05:21 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony matart1   05/03/07 04:42 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony changes   05/03/07 04:34 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Susanf31   05/03/07 04:36 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony changes   05/03/07 05:58 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Gecko   05/03/07 05:15 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Miranda   05/03/07 04:41 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony BeckaLeigh   05/05/07 01:04 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony nrvouswrk   05/03/07 05:02 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Susanf31   05/03/07 06:12 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony nrvouswrk   05/03/07 06:18 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Susanf31   05/03/07 04:52 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Miranda   05/03/07 04:55 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Susanf31   05/03/07 04:59 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Miranda   05/03/07 05:06 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Miranda   05/03/07 05:09 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony trophywife   05/03/07 04:44 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Miranda   05/03/07 04:47 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony changes   05/03/07 04:09 PM
. * * It's not possible to consider Melody   05/03/07 06:16 PM
. * * Re: It's not possible to consider Susanf31   05/03/07 09:17 PM
. * * Re: It's not possible to consider nrvouswrk   05/03/07 09:24 PM
. * * Re: It's not possible to consider onerose   05/04/07 07:55 AM
. * * Re: It's not possible to consider nrvouswrk   05/04/07 10:41 AM
. * * Re: It's not possible to consider Marie_ss   05/04/07 01:36 PM
. * * Re: It's not possible to consider Gecko   05/04/07 02:25 PM
. * * Re: It's not possible to consider onerose   05/04/07 08:09 PM
. * * One Rose's comment about Gecko trophywife   05/04/07 08:16 PM
. * * Re: One Rose's comment about Gecko Gecko   05/04/07 09:48 PM
. * * So you don't think I should get SS PhoenixRising   05/05/07 12:07 PM
. * * Re: One Rose's comment about Gecko onerose   05/04/07 08:20 PM
. * * Re: One Rose's comment about Gecko spinnerdegrassi   05/04/07 08:30 PM
. * * Re: One Rose's comment about Gecko spinnerdegrassi   05/04/07 08:19 PM
. * * You calling teachers stupid? Melody   05/05/07 01:43 PM
. * * Re: It's not possible to consider changes   05/03/07 06:40 PM
. * * Easy to have such clear hindsight Melody   05/03/07 09:10 PM
. * * Re: Easy to have such clear hindsight changes   05/03/07 09:23 PM
. * * You go way too far Melody   05/05/07 01:39 PM
. * * Re: You go way too far changes   05/05/07 02:51 PM
. * * semantics! Melody   05/05/07 03:01 PM
. * * Re: semantics! changes   05/05/07 03:07 PM
. * * Not worked up at all.... Melody   05/06/07 02:59 AM
. * * Re: It's not possible to consider Gecko   05/03/07 06:26 PM
. * * Re: It's not possible to consider changes   05/03/07 06:48 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Gecko   05/03/07 05:10 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony changes   05/03/07 06:13 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Gecko   05/03/07 06:19 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony changes   05/03/07 06:46 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Gecko   05/04/07 11:10 AM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony changes   05/04/07 09:03 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony trophywife   05/03/07 05:11 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony matart1   05/03/07 03:36 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Gecko   05/03/07 04:07 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Debbie_L   05/03/07 03:17 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Relayer   05/03/07 09:57 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Susanf31   05/03/07 03:29 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Gecko   05/03/07 03:55 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony trophywife   05/03/07 03:37 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Miranda   05/03/07 04:30 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Gecko   05/03/07 04:17 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony matart1   05/03/07 03:39 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Susanf31   05/03/07 03:40 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony trophywife   05/03/07 03:44 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Cabodad   05/24/07 11:24 AM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Gecko   05/03/07 03:23 PM
. * * Re: Discussion - Alimony Debbie_L   05/03/07 03:26 PM

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