From what i've looked at online (which is what I urge everyone to do if they're listening to a podcast where information of varying degrees of accuracy is abundant), alimony differs and is evaluated on a case by case basis. There may be permanent alimony (for long term marriages) or temporary alimony (for shorter term marriages). Also, the obligation to pay alimony may or may not end once the receiving spouse (the one who was receiving payments) remarries (this is determined by: 1) state laws; and 2) other details that are particular to a case. Does this imply that a spouse may, to take advantage of this, decide to never remarry and just absorb the alimony until death? I dont know. Any lawyers in the house?
Marriage is not a "50-50" proposition if you're an even moderately successful and well adjusted person, which is something you should achieve for yourself before marriage. Subtract variables like dropping out of high-school, getting pregnant before marriage, getting married when you're super young, careers that require prolonged physical separation, "transactional" marriages, being chronically broke, etc. and the divorce rate becomes quite low.
Put another way, as the late George Carlin put it, think about how dumb the average person is and then remember that 50% of people are even dumber. Marriage is a life long project. Get your shit together and then find a partner who also has their shit together and you'll be fine. Find someone mature enough to avoid the tempting but obvious pitfalls with you. A marriage done well yields enormous life-long benefits that are basically impossible to get in any other way.
From what i've looked at online (which is what I urge everyone to do if they're listening to a podcast where information of varying degrees of accuracy is abundant), alimony differs and is evaluated on a case by case basis. There may be permanent alimony (for long term marriages) or temporary alimony (for shorter term marriages). Also, the obligation to pay alimony may or may not end once the receiving spouse (the one who was receiving payments) remarries (this is determined by: 1) state laws; and 2) other details that are particular to a case. Does this imply that a spouse may, to take advantage of this, decide to never remarry and just absorb the alimony until death? I dont know. Any lawyers in the house?
Joes friend who is paying her for 14 years… hiding something. No judge would give 14 years of support like that.
Marriage is not a "50-50" proposition if you're an even moderately successful and well adjusted person, which is something you should achieve for yourself before marriage. Subtract variables like dropping out of high-school, getting pregnant before marriage, getting married when you're super young, careers that require prolonged physical separation, "transactional" marriages, being chronically broke, etc. and the divorce rate becomes quite low.
Put another way, as the late George Carlin put it, think about how dumb the average person is and then remember that 50% of people are even dumber. Marriage is a life long project. Get your shit together and then find a partner who also has their shit together and you'll be fine. Find someone mature enough to avoid the tempting but obvious pitfalls with you. A marriage done well yields enormous life-long benefits that are basically impossible to get in any other way.
Joe "pew pew pew" rogan
Joe 'if loads smell like gunshots' Rogan