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In reply to the discussion: Stay-at-Home Mom Facing Divorce? Don't Expect Alimony - Forbes article [View all]Sienna86
(2,149 posts)Typical case- the woman is nearing fifty, and the couple agreed years ago the woman should stay home, quit work and raise the children. When the husband files for divorce, the women are getting short term maintenance and child support. Since the kids are usually in their teen years, child support is not long term, these women need to get training, education and produce an income within two years or they and the kids suffer a serious life style shift.
I think to myself frequently that I would tell a daughter who wishes to pause or quit a career for her family, when both husband and wife agree, to have a pre-nup or post-nup, setting out what happens if the husband decided to divorce.
No one ever thinks they're going to need it, but such an agreement done at the time of the wedding or as children are being born, can be very important. If not for the parent, then for the children.