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In reply to the discussion: Stay-at-Home Mom Facing Divorce? Don't Expect Alimony - Forbes article [View all]Liberalynn
(7,549 posts)is the law of the land judges should hold off on reducing anything that will help keep someone above the poverty line. And unless they can guarantee the person can obtain a job even with a large gap of time between jobs, they better rethink this. The last thing this country needs is more people in poverty.
I'm sorry but say you have a spouse who cheats on his\her wife who has stayed at home to care for the kids and keep the house.He/she shouldn't get to dance off with his\her new tryst scot free with all the money, and leave his/her spouse with nothing.
Most employers do ask about gaps in work history and willfully and knowingly discriminate against people no matter what the law says, mainly because a lot of times the laws are not properly enforced.
No I am not divorced, I have never been married, but I have faced discrimination in the past on jobs and in job hunting in the past due to the fact that I am a woman and because I suffer from chronic depression and anxiety.