Petition to end alimony in LA

dgillz · 2015-05-09T13:26:05+00:00

It isn't LA. It is the entire fucking state of California.

Druue · 2015-05-09T14:52:10+00:00

But, the gold diggers. Won't somebody think of the gold diggers?...

Toffeemanstan · 2015-05-09T12:05:07+00:00

Let's hope this is a trend that catches on.

Artistskater · 2015-05-09T17:50:35+00:00

I payed my ex for three years. She had a job and no kids. She just wanted a really nice apartment and extra money. I payed it and moved on, but I don't get the law.

Deadonstick · 2015-05-09T23:28:33+00:00

I never understood the concept of alimony. Way back in the day it was something introduced to prevent women being fully dependant on a man for income after having children.

In return for free shelter and money and such the woman would have to do a different type of labour. She'd take care of the kids, emotionally support the husband, do the housekeeping, groceries, cooking, etc.

How come when this agreement is considered voided (a divorce) the man is still required to provide his end of the bargain (money) but the woman is somehow free from all obligations she had with the man.

Unless ofcourse you're saying that the woman's responsibilities were insignificant. Because that would mean the man lost a lot less in the divorce than the woman, which would be unfair. But personally I think being a good housewife is just as important as being a good financial provider.

drunkencosmonaut · 2015-05-10T01:05:37+00:00

What woman would vote for ending alimony? Seriously.

Ragnar09 · 2015-05-09T19:14:05+00:00

Good. Bitches don't deserve a dime of a mans labor.

okuma · 2015-05-09T17:28:50+00:00

I don't think it should be ended, but it should be severely limited. I mean, there are situations where it's somewhat warranted, but only for a short time, not the whole rest of her life.

thelordofcheese · 2015-05-09T22:05:57+00:00

This is a farce. The reason this is happening is that - like New Hrrsey - LA has more money going to males in alimony, even though more males pay alimony, because the females who pay alimony are rich as fuck.

2015-05-10T07:56:46+00:00

Implying the Democrats would let this happen. Haha not in California it wont.

2015-06-26T18:35:53+00:00

If this ever passed, (haha), suddenly millions of women would decide they weren't in "love", and didn't want to get married after all. No payday after they put in their time.

EdgeReborn · 2015-05-10T03:22:32+00:00

I don't think it should be gone but it should be limited. For example my stepdad has been divorced from his first wife for over 10 years but she still receives 1/3rd of his income totaling to about 50k/yr. She hasn't worked since then and just lives off of it. I think this is a bit silly considering how long its been.

Mr--Beefy · 2015-05-09T20:01:50+00:00

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automirage04 · 2015-05-09T13:18:24+00:00

At the risk of having an unpopular opinion, I gotta say, I hope this doesn't catch on. Alimony exists for a better reason than making sure lazy women don't have to work. In fact, I'm not really sure this is the right subreddit for the post, since a lot of men collect alimony too.

In many marriages, the couple will decided that one of them will stay at home and take care of the kid/s or provide other services to the family unit. Fast forward 10-20 years, and the working spouse has been getting promotions/pay raises, but the at-home spouse hasn't.

Well, now they decide to get divorced. The working spouse has seen a lasting benefit from the other spouse agreeing to stay home. Alimony exists because it's not really fair that the working spouse gets to retain those 10-20 years of benefits, but the at-home spouse just has to swallow two decades of sacrificing their career for their family, and re-start a new career from scratch.

blizzardice · 2015-05-09T16:20:19+00:00

I thought it was Louisiana before I read the article. Punctuation is everything.

bryanrobh · 2015-05-09T16:23:59+00:00

In the article it says about 47% of the women work now what about the other 53% of women who actually stayed home to raise the children? Do they get tossed out ? How would that work?

Iramohs · 2015-05-09T12:32:26+00:00

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Title	Petition to end alimony in LA
Author	TitanXD
Upvotes	856
Comments	152
Date	May 9, 2015 12:01 PM UTC (11 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/PussyPassDenied
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/pussypassdenied/comments/35dyi6/petition_to_end_alimony_in_la/
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