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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did he ever stay at home with the kids so you could focus on your career? I still think it's likely he will get some but alimony is being awarded less and less these days. Often it's just to help somebody get back on their feet, so only for a year or two. Since he is getting so many assets and he doesn't seem to really need to "get back on his feet," I can't imagine a judge would award a ton of alimony.[/quote]

To the contrary.

https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gfl&section=11-106

[quote] The court may award alimony for an indefinite period, if the court finds that:

(2)    even after the party seeking alimony will have made as much progress toward becoming self-supporting as can reasonably be expected,[i] the respective standards of living of the parties will be unconscionably disparate.[/i][/quote]

In this case, the standards of living will be unconscionably disparate.[/quote]

Do you happen to know the case law on how "unconscionably" is interpreted? I thought it was more about one party living the high life while the other one had to get a minimum wage job.

Of course I do think that OP's husband will get some alimony, but the disparate standard of living is just one of many factors and goes more toward how long alimony lasts rather than how much is awarded. If you look at the fact that OPs husband will be able to support himself, the fact that he will have a lot of assets, his affair, and, I am assuming, that he did not stay home with kids to contribute to the family, I don't think a lot of alimony is a slam dunk. [/quote]

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