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1 posted on 11/15/2014 10:24:30 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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No $#*+ Sherlock. I bought the house before we were married, as a single person. She got the house.


2 posted on 11/15/2014 10:25:57 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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Seems to me if you’ve made it that long, you could try and patch it together.


3 posted on 11/15/2014 10:27:05 AM PST by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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It’s only devastating if you’re the man. If there are children involved, you REALLY get it up the ass sideways, with a rusty chainsaw.

I’ve never had to go through it, but I’ve known of MANY others that have, and it’s totally unfair in most cases.


5 posted on 11/15/2014 10:35:07 AM PST by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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The odds of a successful marriage (i.e., no divorce) go from about 50/50 when married to an American to about 90/10 when married to someone from a culture where divorce is NOT looked at as a means of enrichment.

I chose the second.


6 posted on 11/15/2014 10:39:35 AM PST by BobL (Don't forget - Today's Russians learn math WITHOUT calculators.)
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Well, if this is to be fixed, step number one has to be getting rid of no fault divorce.

A whole lot of this nonsense didn’t happen when the party that wanted to play the field or who just took off leaving the debts and the kids was guaranteed to bear the brunt of the losses. Domestic violence, infidelity, gambling the family into poverty...there was no “sharing” the loss when your long suffering spouse had enough (assuming a judge followed the law which is a separate issue) you just got what your behavior earned.

There is no way to try to fix things that will not instead just make it worse if that is not a prerequisite.


7 posted on 11/15/2014 10:40:12 AM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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That first sentence frosts my hide.


8 posted on 11/15/2014 10:41:33 AM PST by Organic Panic
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My first wife embezzled quite a bit of money and was unfaithful. For two years while I worked hard she planned how to tie up my assets and to leave me bankrupt when she left with her lover. I trusted her and only after forensic examination of the finances did my lawyer and accountant discover the completeness of the betrayal. Today, she is a millionaire. Divorce is not in favor of the man. The laws are in favour of the unfaithful and cheating woman. I survived the ordeal and could write a book on how a cheating wife with the help of a lawyer and a two year head start can destroy a man's wealth, confidence, and trust.
10 posted on 11/15/2014 10:43:11 AM PST by vetvetdoug
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There is something valid about positive contribution to earnings and net worth made by a stay at home spouse. I’ve known a number of people who alone never would have amounted to much but between their own limited capabilities and the limited capabilities of their spouse, they were able to do quite well for themselves.


12 posted on 11/15/2014 10:45:57 AM PST by fso301
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The disconnect is so strange.

Most of the divorced men I know insist they were cleaned out by a venomous ex wife.

Most of the divorced women I know insist their ex husbands are screw ups with almost nothing to divide upon divorce.

I think everyone is full of it.


13 posted on 11/15/2014 10:47:55 AM PST by Ted Grant
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Robin Williams...


15 posted on 11/15/2014 10:54:05 AM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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No one comes out looking good out of a divorce. Its a tribute to human selfishness, venality and greed - and the belief the grass looks greener on the other side.

If you’re divorcing for a change of lifestyle, maybe you shouldn’t have gotten married in the first place.


17 posted on 11/15/2014 10:56:34 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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Enticements to break and rob common, working families keeps the potential competition from rising. That’s what it’s really about, and nearly all big political lobbies involved with both political parties have been involved. But go on ahead. Finish the default process. Have fun. Enjoy the slide.


18 posted on 11/15/2014 11:03:10 AM PST by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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What’s the joke about a tornado and divorce? I think the punchline is something like “either way a redneck is going to lose his trailer”.


21 posted on 11/15/2014 11:17:09 AM PST by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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One of my peeps at work is going through a horrible divorce. I don’t usually say this about another mom, but, his ex-wife ain’t wrapped right.

Because of child support, other financial difficulties and our seasonal slowdown at work, he lost his home.

It is brutal out there, especially for young people with children involved. That is who is really suffering.


26 posted on 11/15/2014 11:41:39 AM PST by Cloverfarm
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A hit man is always cheaper than a lawyer.


32 posted on 11/15/2014 1:06:32 PM PST by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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Buddy of mine just finished his divorce. It cost them about $200 between them just for legal fees.


37 posted on 11/15/2014 1:22:50 PM PST by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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