Do you collect alimony and if so why?

Anonymous2013-04-11T11:40:49Z

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'cause my ex wife make like 7 figures and i had to have sex with that nastiness for 20 years, i paid my dues, i deserve some combat pay.

Oldlady2013-04-11T18:44:18Z

Alimony was created back in a time when women didn't usually work, to support them as if they were married. It slightly changed to be a way to make up for the loss of a career when a women stopped working because of the marriage, usually to raise children.

Now, it's usually granted only if the women stopped work for kids or marriage and needs time to get a career going or get an education. It usually isn't for life or until marriage anymore.

When I was divorced, I did not get alimony, only child support. I got some of my graduate education while we were married.