>>And you will pay alimony for the rest of her life, about 50% of your historical gross earnings.<<
That is my big issue. If I were to argue I was about to retire in 2 years anyway (and have had discussions with a RL financial adviser about that) then maybe I can throw $1MM at her and be done?
Given you were there was such an option on the table?
But I am quite angry and will die broke before I support her beyond 1/2 of our net worth. I have been thinking about an end-life scenario anyway so have nothing to lose.
This is just end-life in slow motion. Thank GOD we have no kids. People get splashed but no one gets hurt.
“then maybe I can throw $1MM at her and be done?”
ABSOLUTELY! If she accepts.
It’s how I settled my first marriage. I paid cash with my share of the existing assets.
Oh man, that hurt. On so many levels.
But at least I didn’t have to pay her alimony. Didn’t have to write checks, didn’t have to see or hear from her. And I was still young enough at 40 to recover nicely.
then, I went a did it again.