How much alimony do you get if you were married for less than 2 years?

[Anonymous]

My friend quit her job to move closer to her husband’s work. He bought a house under his name after they got married. Now he wants a divorce. No kids.

Will my friend get anything or will she leave this marriage penniless?

[Anonymous]

$0

and she should get $0.

[Anonymous]

She'll probably get a small lump sum and that's it. Alimony has changed quite a bit in the past couple of decades. Good luck to her. Hopefully she gets enough till she gets back on her feet.

[Anonymous]

No alimony. But wouldn't she get half his savings from while they were married?

[Anonymous]

In many states the house would be community property, even if it's in his name. Unless there are other circumstances, such as bought with an inheritance from funds that were not commingled. Don't know about the rest. Alimony is not common these days. She hasn't been out of work long; she should be able to start working again.

[Anonymous]

Did she enter the marriage penniless? She should at least exit with what she started with. Her attorney will figure this out but alimony is highly unlikely. If her husband has any brains he will quickly settle for a modest amount and get on with his life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did she enter the marriage penniless? She should at least exit with what she started with. Her attorney will figure this out but alimony is highly unlikely. If her husband has any brains he will quickly settle for a modest amount and get on with his life.

They were both previously divorced.

She is literally penniless. I don’t think she can afford to pay the lawyer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did she enter the marriage penniless? She should at least exit with what she started with. Her attorney will figure this out but alimony is highly unlikely. If her husband has any brains he will quickly settle for a modest amount and get on with his life.

They were both previously divorced.

She is literally penniless. I don’t think she can afford to pay the lawyer.

She should have stayed married.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$0

and she should get $0.

Agree!

[Anonymous]

split the house and she gest 0 alimony, can't get alimony if you didn't contribute duh

[Anonymous]

Alimony? For two years of marriage? During which time she was voluntarily unemployed? Never going to happen.

[Anonymous]

A man is not a plan.

[Anonymous]

My lawyer said that a fair request is one year for every 4 years of marriage...SO maybe 6 months of alimony? I was married 17 years so we asked for 4 years of alimony and it was granted and not contested. People on this board say alimony is dead but I was divorced in 2017 and it was always assumed by both parties alimony would exist so I don't know how dead it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My lawyer said that a fair request is one year for every 4 years of marriage...SO maybe 6 months of alimony? I was married 17 years so we asked for 4 years of alimony and it was granted and not contested. People on this board say alimony is dead but I was divorced in 2017 and it was always assumed by both parties alimony would exist so I don't know how dead it is.

I think that sort of formula is based on an assumption that after a certain number of years out of the job market, it's harder to get back into it and you'll need more time. This person was not married even 4 years, so different situation than yours.

[Anonymous]

If they incurred debt during their short marriage she might be getting half of that.

I doubt that she'll be granted alimony though. Luckily, she hasn't been out of work long, there are no kids. so no reason she can't return to work. Her earning potential should be roughly the same now.