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To: Frantzie
To globally humiliate the woman like that? She deserves 60% and I am a man. She appears to have been totally innocent and a good wife.

He is a serial adulterer, serial purchaser of the services of prostitutes and possibly a steroid user. It he is a juicer then he is also a cheater. He created this nightmare.

I think she should get a healthy settlement for the reasons you give, but nowhere NEAR 60% or half of such a vast fortune.

The underlying principle that the two spouses contribute equally to the couple's earnings, and therefore should be divided equally in divorce, is unrealistic in the case of one spouse with such vastly disproportionate earning power.

The same principle would apply if the sexes were reversed. If, say, Oprah had married Stedman and cheated on him with a dozen Hollywood celebuffoons, my position would be the same, Stedman should be entitled to a healthy settlement but nowhere NEAR half of Oprah's vast earnings.

64 posted on 12/15/2009 7:05:01 PM PST by SirJohnBarleycorn
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To: SirJohnBarleycorn
The underlying principle that the two spouses contribute equally to the couple's earnings, and therefore should be divided equally in divorce, is unrealistic in the case of one spouse with such vastly disproportionate earning power

Except that's not the underlying principle. The underlying principle is that both partners contribute equally to the marriage and therefore marital assets should be divided equally.

Also no judge in his right mind is going to try to put a dollar value on birthing legitimate children, they're quite happy to avoid making thankless Solomonic judgements.

76 posted on 12/15/2009 7:14:45 PM PST by Valpal1 (Always be prepared to make that difference.)
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