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Ask Dr. Helen: Should Alimony Die a Quick Death?

December 19, 2007 - 1:05 am
Andrew
2007-12-19 06:56:12

We wouldn’t be having this conversation if the courts could be relied upon to give alimony when it was needed, not as a sinecure or benefice for life.

Everyone’s responses seem the same “if you haven’t been working and therefore need it, sure, get it until you get on your feet. If you don’t need it, then you don’t get it.”

So why doesn’t it already work that way? Because the courts and the legal profession like having the power to decide otherwise.