Good point. There are many military spouses who, due to the short assignments to a location and the rapid moves around the world, are unable to get higher education or obtain an employment history. There are women who are married to men (and vice versa) who have to travel non-stop because of the requirements of their spouse's employment and are unable to obtain good employment (and develop any type of history) as well. Some military spouses are left to low-paying jobs because they relocate so often, are not in any location long enough to get a degree, etc. In those cases alimony makes complete sense. Every situation is unique. Now, I know personally some women who worked long hours while their husbands attended college (one at a time and the male went first) thinking that when he graduated, she would then attend college while he worked. Sadly, (but probably not surprising) divorce came right after the degree and she never got to attend...





>>Do you propose that alimony/child support should be waived if ex-wife makes more money than husband?
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>AIUI (and fortunately, I've never been through this personally), child support is from the non-custodial parent to the custodial parent, regardless of sex. This seems appropriate to me.
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>As for alimony, I think if one of the couple has devoted considerable time to homemaking to the detriment of career, that person is entitled to payment for some period of time. If both worked full-time and neither passed up career advancement or education to "work for" the marriage, no alimony is needed.
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>Tamar