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uppityperson

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2. Misleading headline. Ex-husband, not just a "man". 2 separate issues here.

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Tue May 7, 2013, 11:05 AM

May 2013

Spousal support and rape.

From your link

“Under the law, he is entitled to some relief from the higher income producing spouse, so that the marital standard of living can be maintained,” said Sherry Collins.
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Carol said, “He victimized a little girl all these years and I have to pay him for that behavior…it just doesn’t make sense to me.”

No, you don't pay him for raping your daughter but because according to the law, you make more than he does.

Sounds like a crappy situation all the way around and something to get a better lawyer for.

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Mother Forced To Pay Spousal Support To Man Who Raped Daughter [View all] The Straight Story May 2013 OP

Ugh. Hopefully the judge will make the right call and deny, nt geek tragedy May 2013 #1

Misleading headline. Ex-husband, not just a "man". 2 separate issues here. uppityperson May 2013 #2

Their headline. And term 'spousal support' pretty much denotes an Ex (nt) The Straight Story May 2013 #3

Hopefully California will react to this case and add child abuse MattBaggins May 2013 #5

That would be good, laws sometimes need changing and modifying and this is one of them. uppityperson May 2013 #11

The judge is still allowed--and SHOULD --deny his motion in the entirety. geek tragedy May 2013 #12

It seems strange that this is even a problem at all MattBaggins May 2013 #13

Injustice! Nolimit May 2013 #4

We know it's neo-PC to beat your chest and want to kill everyone MattBaggins May 2013 #8

Good grief! Sometimes common sense just needs to come into the courtroom! hamsterjill May 2013 #6

The judge is allowed to deny his motion for "any other factors the court considers just and geek tragedy May 2013 #7

A man of small character abuses children. A man of even smaller character expects to get payment... LanternWaste May 2013 #9

If unproven charges meant you don't have to pay alimony Cicada May 2013 #10