How much will alimony be?
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Anonymous
| He makes $160k she makes $50k. How much per month will alimony be? |
Anonymous
| And no I am not an AP. Trying to help a friend figure out their divorce. |
Anonymous
You don’t have enough information to calculate this. |
Anonymous
| According to DCUM, alimony doesn’t exist anymore because any woman who chooses to stay at home is just a succubus, and she doesn’t deserve anything. |
Anonymous
| I don’t know personally but from what I read here, that disparity wouldn’t necessarily equal alimony at all. She’d get half their joint assets and child support if applicable, and possibly some alimony for a few years if they’d been married a long time. |
Anonymous
| $0. Separate lives now and all good. Both are livable wages. |
Anonymous
| Depends how long they were married. |
Anonymous
Anonymous
Right. And the question is, how much will that alimony be. |
Anonymous
Again, the question is how much per month, not how long. |
Anonymous
It has a lot of factors. Will there be child support? Length of marriage? Prenup? |
Anonymous
Again, unhelpful. The question isn’t whether it is how much. |
Anonymous
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Even her attorney can’t answer your question as phrased.
So … you can’t help your friend. She needs advice from her attorney. Alimony is rare these days, but can be granted under certain circumstances depending on the state (and, perhaps, on the judge). If I were her? I’d count on receiving 0. |
Anonymous
And the answer people are consistently telling you is that it depends on a wide range of factors, to include at times luck/the leanings of the specific judge assigned the case, and every situation is unique. No amount of snarky replies is going to change that fact or bring about a more definitive accurate answer. |
Anonymous
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You should share the jurisdiction because that matters. But I know that for DC and MD, there’s no formula like there is for child support.
It really depends on how your particular judge decides after using their discretion to evaluate a number of factors. So no one can tell you a number for sure. And even an educated guess would require a lot more specific details. |