Buddy of mine in New Jersey just got finished getting a divorce after 12 years of marriage: He has alimony payments of $18,000 a year for 10 years. She even has a professional job herself making great money. It amounts to 30% of the difference between their incomes.
Courts are brutal to divorcees.
Wow, that is amazing. How many kids? And again, is that alimony, or is it child support? Two different things.
Initial child suppoort order... 100 % of disabled mans income.
Daniel Hoover case.
http://ladads.us/tag/child-support-laws/