[Pikachu_Dad]

Martello v Martello. Judge Chutz.

Judge ruled man had $9,000/month in gross income (before texs)
Set temporary spousal support at 5,600/mo.
Set ‘child support’ at $2,600/month.

What was left?

$800/ month to live on and pay Federal, State and FICA taxes.

Note: taxes on this income level are $2,600/month.

Now what is left?
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/la-court-of-appeal/1099228.html

[ez]

Why wouldn’t one just stop working then?

[Albion Wilde]

I agree that your example is a travesty; yet judges make horrible rulings in both directions. For every abuse against a man you can find, I could dig up one against a woman. As my earlier post noted, the only winners in divorce are the attorneys, and after that, the partner less invested in the marriage. Doesn't really matter man or woman. There is no standard divorce law, because if there were one, it would be like Obamacare or Common Core, and there would be even more misery. The states have a patchwork of regulations, and much depends on the luck of the draw when a judge is assigned to a case.

Just another bunch of reasons why God hates divorce. Trying to fix what's broke enough for the kids is exponentially more difficult than making better choices based on better criteria from the start. People need preparation for marriage from their parents and churches. Marriage courses used to be taught in colleges, but obviously that is absolutely impossible today except perhaps in small Christian or Jewish colleges.