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[quote=Anonymous]She isn't going to get alimony.  She can get half of the assets and half of the debts.  Forget about alimony!  Courts are EXTREMELY reluctant to order it.  My friend was married for 20 yrs and was a SAHM for 12 yrs.  (the last 12).  She is getting 3 yrs of alimony... at 47 yrs old and 12 yrs out of the workforce, that is very little help.   But, she has landed a job that will pay her bills, but nothing more.  And she will get child support for a few more years.

The good thing is that her Ex made them live like paupers for the 20 yrs... so she has a cool $1.2 mil to put in her retirement account and she can just let it grow.  (that was her 50% of the assets).   She considers it payment for her 20 yrs of oppression.

My sister was married for 5 yrs to a guy who decided he was done.  He was military during that whole time.  She got $10K.  That's it.  They were both in their 20s and grad students (military was paying for his school).  Courts give alimony when one spouse is older or needs time to get back into a career after time off in support of the marriage/family.

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