Have to agree. It’s a relic of a much different time. With more women in the workforce and marriage rates dropping, being a divorcee no longer carries the stigma that it once did.
I’m okay with familial support being weighted to whomever has primary custody of any children.
And if there was a major discrepancy in net worth, like the Bezos fiasco, it seems fair to split things up more evenly.
It’s a very touchy subject. I don’t want to be even remotely associated with the “men’s rights” shitstorm. But I would like to see more of these antiquated, gender-based laws get modernized.
Well in the case of kids, that’s where child support comes in, and is a different story from alimony. In my view, barring a prenuptial agreement, it seems like the martial assets should be split, and that’s that. In the case where one spouse dropped out of the workforce to raise a family, alimony does have some merit, but it shouldn’t be a permanent monthly stipend; it may make sense to require some support for a couple years, but a breadwinner shouldn’t be required to support an ex spouse in perpetuity.
Have to agree. It’s a relic of a much different time. With more women in the workforce and marriage rates dropping, being a divorcee no longer carries the stigma that it once did.
I’m okay with familial support being weighted to whomever has primary custody of any children.
And if there was a major discrepancy in net worth, like the Bezos fiasco, it seems fair to split things up more evenly.
It’s a very touchy subject. I don’t want to be even remotely associated with the “men’s rights” shitstorm. But I would like to see more of these antiquated, gender-based laws get modernized.
Well in the case of kids, that’s where child support comes in, and is a different story from alimony. In my view, barring a prenuptial agreement, it seems like the martial assets should be split, and that’s that. In the case where one spouse dropped out of the workforce to raise a family, alimony does have some merit, but it shouldn’t be a permanent monthly stipend; it may make sense to require some support for a couple years, but a breadwinner shouldn’t be required to support an ex spouse in perpetuity.