[Persevero]

Due to my age I assume I did not get interviews. Had I gotten interviews I think I would have done quite well.

Yes you can get a starter job and there is no shame in that.

However if you are the innocent spouse in a divorce it is not fair to you.

You get half the assets ok.

Now hubs can continue to work his $90,000 a year job and you can start as a bank teller for $25,000.

This is not right.

All I am saying is a judge needs to look at the whole story and that sometime lifetime alimony is fair. Not all the time.

[rb22982]

I’m happy to review your resume if you want, they should also be tweaked depending on the job. Why bother for a $25k bank teller job when you can make $30k as a grocery store cashier, $45k as an assistant customer service at the same grocery store and $60-80k as the department manager? I promise my brother has a worse resume than you. >50 felonies and no job history at nearly 40?

But on lifetime alimony, again that makes no sense. If a divorcee stayed married, he would only work and contribute till 62 to the marriage on average while getting something from that relationship. Why should you add another 20-30 years to retirement beyond what they would while married. Doesn’t make any sense as you wouldn’t have come close to that in the marriage.