Working and making money after divorce

engineered-chemistry · 2025-07-22T19:01:00+00:00

I got curb stomped as many others do. It sucks.

Hot_Isopod8368 · 2025-07-18T18:22:59+00:00

Yo dude just get married again it's the only way

Ok-Cause1108 · 2025-07-17T14:03:12+00:00

Without a wife to fully support it was easy. I have more financial freedom than ever. Her credit card bills alone were $8k per month. I myself can live off $2k per month so I came out well ahead.

Beenrealfun1 · 2025-07-17T13:22:07+00:00

1 year of alimony = time served. You have an endpoint. Does it suck , yes but you have a finish line, take that year and tunn into a positive, take martial arts, gym, Learn new skill

bluephotoshop · 2025-07-16T20:55:52+00:00

That child support is for your kids. Don’t kid look at it so negatively. Chances are your income will go significantly over those years so it’s not all bad. Mine did. I eventually retired with more money in savings than I had ever thought I would have. Tip on alimony: if you have to pay it…ensure your lawyer protects you.

FUMoney · 2025-07-16T19:49:28+00:00

How long were you married?

ciscokid12345 · 2025-07-16T19:40:27+00:00

get as much custody of the kids as possible. 50% minimum. if your job doesn’t allow that, get a new job. find day care. ask your mom to help. whatever it is you need to do to be an equal parent. there is no reason why she is a better or more deserving parent than you.

if you get 25% custody the court assumes you are preventing your ex from getting a full time job / career and that you should be paying to make up for this inequity in work / life balance.

if you get 50/50 custody and she already works you will be ok. you might even have more money now that she’s not buying fancy purses with your cash.

if she’s a stay at home mom, then you need to ask the court to issue a order that she take steps to become self sufficient (in california it’s a “gavron warning”).

also ask the court to impute her income as if she is working at least full time minimum wage (based on her skills and education).

but get the 50/50 first or you will be broke for the next decade.

Title	Working and making money after divorce
Author	pepe_billionaire
Upvotes	16
Comments	12
Date	July 16, 2025 7:23 PM UTC (1 year ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/Divorce_Men
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