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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most states of calculators online. Use that. Unless you are VERY high income, it is generally accurate. Most women do not get alimony.

In VA, it is for half the length of the marriage and the calculator is very accurate.

When I was not working, I would have gotten $3,300 a month plus about $1,500 in child support for 5 years. He made about 175k. This was 4 years ago. I could not live on that. So, I went back to work full time before separating because I knew I could not live on that and both of us and kids would have a severe drop in our quality of life. I went back to work earning 100k and got $0 alimony and $300 in child support for 2 kids, which waived. Half the cost of activities was more than that. Not worth it.

I now earn a little over what he makes a few years ago. Was worth it to get back to work (especially for my retirement).[/quote]

It’s not automatically half the marriage in Va. especially if the marriage was over 20 years. Also the calculators for Va are only for pendente lite and do not apply to couples that make over 10k a month.  In other words, there is no formula for alimony in VA. Furthermore, you would have had to work. No judge would have given you alimony based on you not working.  Lastly, his ability to pay would have been a factor.  At 175k, he would not have been able to pay almost 5k a month after taxes. Guess it ultimately worked out for you but your logic was all wrong. [/quote]

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