Alimony

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

My sister just got divorced in the great state of TX. She gets alimony and child support. Child support is not enough IMO. Kids are expensive and you know that aspect of it Neal. Homes and the necessities are expensive also. So yes, alimony is something that I can see as not crasy. At least until the are all over 18. At that point all alimony and support should stop. Over the years her husband had pissed away hundreds of thousand of dollars that wase hers. She had a million dollar home in Houston TX. This a-hole did nothing for years. Had nervous breakdowns all the time. His resume shows he was an 'entrepenuer'. That is a nice way of saying he was a slouch. Now he asked for the divorce and is busy dating an illegals.

IMO, alimony is fine to a point and should stop after the children reach 18 years of age. After all, child support stops at that age.

Alimony has nothing to do with children at all. That is what child support is there for. If you believe that child support does not cover it anymore, than child support rates should go up. Awarding alimony to the wife doesn't solve the problem as legally that money is for her and not the children.

Alimony should be abolished in this country as we are an "equal opportunity" nation. I would refuse (in a legal manner of course) to pay alimony to an ex-wife because she doesn't want to go out and get a job. THAT is straight sexism.