Do our current divorce laws make sense?

That extra money is alloted for what the spouse is "accustomed to". It's a bunch of bull jive. Only the children should be supported especially since we all supposed to be so strong and independent *rolls eyes*.

Hi Terry so why bother with marriage or living with anyone then. you seem to have covered all the angles. i was first married to a woman who after some years decided she wanted out being the so called bread winner and main income i was lucky no children so it was a 50% and 50% split with the profits of the property as it can be here in the united kingdom. the law was changed just before she decided she wanted out. after this state of affairs the prenuptial agreements between partners came in so a situation like you describe came in which limited some of this pain. so depending on where you live and what the law expects to some extent does make it a fairer society. this is a cold hard look at the facts which you have produced which are without doubt the truth. yes some pay very dearly for having children especially when they earn or have acquired money by one means or another. This is where the prenuptial agreement has saved many a guy and woman from a debt ridden partner. because it is not always a woman that benefits. some men find a rich woman and go about milking her fortune. the soft pack carton guy was a prime example she lay dead in the apartment for months before it her body was found. so it is not just one sided her family would inherit when she died but he wanted it all for himself. so in a lot of ways you are best not marrying or living with a partner as that is the same as being married these days as they equal rights when you have been in residence with them for more than six months. so the other side is a partnership about caring for one another despite the finances. that is the real bottom line yes i am married again for companion ship mostly. she has may have more to lose as my occupational pension is worth more with me being here and alive. if you really want to be really cold heart facts about some relationships the prenuptial agreement is the best answer.

I agree; if both partners are self-sufficient, it's totally unnecessary. If Kelis had devoted time to promote NAS's career that she could have spent finding a job and as a result were unemployed, or something like that, alimony would make a lot of sense, but that is pretty extreme given the circumstances!!

Not in the least.....

My cousin is going through a divorce and it actually disincentives his wife from working full-time. Why go to work when she can spend that time sleeping around, dumping the kids on him with one excuse after another to go out, while living in the house rent free (while he moved home to live on his mom's couch) and making out better financially in the process?

It's a disgrace and women who accept these insane benefits are just as culpable as the courts who award them. If somebody sells yo ua stolen car, is ok to take (even if you know it's stolen) because YOU didn't steal it? C'mon.

I think what is happening, is , the lawyers are making so much money, the ones who truly need help, cannot get it. My other thought is that the judicial system is flawed, and failing fast.

I think that only rich people get alimony. Your average person doesnt. Child support is 17 percent of your monthly salary...so the more you make the more you pay. The courts dont dictate how much is paid, greedy people and greedy lawyers decide.

Yes, it does. These laws are double-edged swords where both the edges are somehow aligned in a position to hurt/affect ONLY males. The 0.001% women who are affected is negligible.

YES according to feminists

and that why a man should NEVER marry a WESTERN WOMAN

serve those men right

TRUE FACT: Our system has also allowed women to get away with having affairs and rewards them large amounts of money through alimony after divorce.

This women here received millions after divorcing her husband after SHE CHEATED ON HIM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z918rEO9J3Y&feature...

seems pretty fair right? o_0

Its ashame our courts reward infidelity...

I'm pretty sure that it isn't 51K per month for life, but I couldn't bring up your links. She is still entitled to half the value of the property during the time they were married, so...depending on how long they were married, and the value of the assets, that is the determining factor for the amount of money she'd receive until her portion of the property is settled.