The answer is “YES”, due to many reasons.
But if it is not possible, then it should be kept only with the following rules in place:
* In families of one income earner / one homemaker the income earner shall pay the other 50% of the net income, with payments only lasting as long as the marriage existed.
* In families of two incomes, the greater income earner shall pay the other the difference between 50% of their combined total net incomes minus the other’s income, with payments only lasting as long as the marriage existed.
* Regardless of the payment situation, the person paying alimony shall have the option of taking the total amount due in payments and providing a lump sum of 75% of that total at the time of divorce. This money would be tax free.
Anything other than the above three conditions is unfair, wrong, and a form of financial slavery for the person that is chained with the payments.
