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bathofsurprise
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Maintenance payment question - Wisconsin

04/27/07 09:59 AM

I have been divorced for just over one year now (after being married for 24 years) and have been paying maintenance. The divorce decree stated that I would pay maintenance ($1500 a month) for half the length of marriage (12 years) or until she remarried or died. At the time of the divorce, my ex had just finished going back to school and on paper it looked like I no chance of getting out of making maintenance payments. I was earning $70,000/year - she was earning... nothing. So, on the advice of my attorney - I agreed to the payment schedule.

She now is shacking up with her "boyfriend" - they have the money to buy a house (I am making their mortgage payment) and she has not pursued full-time employment. The judge at the divorce proceeding did ask her if she was going to pursue getting a full-time job and she answered "yes." That has since been found to be a lie (based on her tax return).

I cannot believe that I have to continue to financially support this B*tch with monthly maintenance. Understand that I have no problem with the splitting of pension, 401K, etc. because she was part of the marriage and I believe that she is entitled. However, do I have ANY recourse as I head straight to the poorhouse - and she is laughing all the way to the bank? BTW, we were divorced in a Wisconsin court.

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
Maintenance payment question - Wisconsin	bathofsurprise	04/27/07 09:59 AM
Re: Maintenance payment question - Wisconsin	malevolentmoms	05/27/07 04:13 PM
HOW LONG DOES MAINTENANCE LAST? - Wisconsin	rpnels912	08/04/09 02:54 PM
Re: HOW LONG DOES MAINTENANCE LAST? - Wisconsin	Yes_Dad	08/05/09 07:24 AM
Re: HOW LONG DOES MAINTENANCE LAST? - Wisconsin	stuckinarut	08/05/09 03:28 PM
Re: HOW LONG DOES MAINTENANCE LAST? - Wisconsin	Maury	08/05/09 10:41 PM
Re: HOW LONG DOES MAINTENANCE LAST? - Wisconsin	stuckinarut	08/06/09 11:55 AM
Re: HOW LONG DOES MAINTENANCE LAST? - Wisconsin	Maury	08/06/09 04:26 PM
Re: HOW LONG DOES MAINTENANCE LAST? - Wisconsin	stuckinarut	08/06/09 05:21 PM
Re: HOW LONG DOES MAINTENANCE LAST? - Wisconsin	Maury	08/06/09 11:12 PM
Re: Maintenance payment question - Wisconsin	yregna	05/21/07 12:28 PM
Re: Maintenance payment question - Wisconsin	Maury	05/21/07 12:54 PM
Re: Maintenance payment question - Wisconsin	Relayer	05/21/07 02:00 PM
Re: Maintenance payment question - Wisconsin	Relayer	05/02/07 04:03 PM
Re: Maintenance payment question - Wisconsin	googledad	04/27/07 10:15 AM
Re: Maintenance payment question - Wisconsin	bathofsurprise	04/27/07 10:34 AM

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