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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How much does your DH make?  If you only have $80K in assets I'm going to assume he makes less than $100K.  Remember that alimony is no longer tax deductible for the payor or taxable income for the recipient so if my guess is right the amount of alimony probably won't be very high.[/quote]

140k and 160k with his bonus. This is net pay. [/quote]

Good luck supporting two households on that. [/quote]

OP works PT. He would need to supplement the difference. It is not the same as supporting two incomes. $1600 a month in rent is cheap. [/quote]

+1 with her PT salary and his 160k, they can afford to pay $1600 in rent. Unless she's been living a luxury lifestyle which sounds like she's not they will be fine. [/quote]

They will EACH have rent. They will EACH have household bills (cable, electric, gas, insurance, etc). We are not talking about $1600. Double that, plus double bills...then add childcare and minus that. Then minus groceries and a car payment. My guess there is zero left to save for retirement and no wiggle room for an emergency. If she is only working PT, she needs to plan now for a career that will earn money if/when spousal support runs out in a few years. Retraining takes more money and more time. These are all factors. She needs an attorney consult and then go from there. [/quote]

She doesn't need childcare since she works on the weekends. How do you know there's a car payment? You live in a bubble. People of all incomes get divorced. If OP thinks it's right, she should do it. [/quote]

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