Posted on 12/19/2007 9:56:44 AM PST by PurpleMan
"...in todays world, in which women have fought for the right to equality, alimony seems more like a kid getting an allowance from daddy and I believe it should be abolished altogether except for extremely dire circumstances where a spouse is older, cannot work at all, and for only a short term period. No man or woman should be held to being a slave to an ex-spouse after a marriage ends. That said, if we are going to have alimony laws, I believe that men and women should be held to an equal standard under the law."
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Women get almost automatic custody although smart men will ask for joint custody, if the mother works and does not flee the area with the child. If she kidnaps the kid(s) prior to going to court she gets child support almost automatically.
Better be careful ping.
Always try to be most careful of everything, but mostly everyone who has done me harm in a variety of ways which even they may not have a clue about.
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