Joining finances during marriage and making strategic decisions for the benefit of the household can leave one spouse financially dependent on the other. Having someone stay home is often more fiscally responsible than paying for child care and outsourcing other...
What factors influence whether or not you get alimony?
If you have stayed at home to provide for your family in recent years, you may know even before you begin looking at the cost of rental apartments that you don't currently have a competitive resume or the ability to command a living wage. Alimony or spousal support is...
Common reasons many divorced women need alimony
Like many women, even in these modern times, you may have sacrificed your time and career during your marriage to take care of the home and children while your husband worked. This arrangement worked out fine when you were married, but now that you are newly divorced,...