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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"He experienced the opportunity cost of her not working as well. Her absence from the workforce was an opportunity cost for the HOUSEHOLD INCOME. So, he already paid for that as well."

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This is a fact that is never acknowledged! Instead of them splitting assets from 10 years of him earning $100k and her earning $60k, he only gets half of the assets resulting from $100k. He also lost out on opportunities to take a chance on potentially better paying jobs or taking time out to get more training since he had to hold down the finances singlehandedly. [/quote]

If you are in this position, then I agree your spouse is a jerk, and you shouldn’t have stayed married to them.

Most people find that they have more opportunities at work if they don’t have childcare responsibilities and are able to work longer and more flexible hours.  When my husband lost his job and stayed at home with the kids, I was able to go from part time to full time (60+ hours/wk) and earn an additional $200k/yr.  When he got another job and I quit to watch the kids, he got promoted and increased his salary another $100k/yr pretty quickly.

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