NFL player forced to surrender championship ring to wife in divorce settlement to pay for her bills.

cynwrig · 2013-04-11T02:38:30+00:00

You know how every thread there's always that one guy who's like "This is not an MR's issue."? Well, I'm not going to be that guy.

This is why MR's needs to exist.

“This court system is a farce,” Ahanotu said. “This court wants a man to hand over his once-in-a-lifetime accomplishment to pay some damn attorney’s fees? I could see if it was going to pay something for my children or my ex-wife.”

Yes, a man has the privilege to pay for his ex-wife to take away his children. And she's not just asking for money, she wants to take something extremely personal away from him. This is purely a vindictive act, meant to cause emotional harm on this guy. Emotional abuse, pure and simple.

And she'll probably get the kids? Guess what she'll tell his children about their dad? How terrible of a person he is. His own children will be turned against him. This is a recipe for suicide. Thank you very much court system.

Rattatoskk · 2013-04-11T09:56:28+00:00

I see no difference here between taking his ring, and stripping a soldier of his medal of honor. Different fields, same symbolism. This is the system saying "That thing you did? Your goals, your dreams, your life? Those don't matter."

If I had to do such a thing, I would melt it down, shape it into a bullet, and ask them to go ahead and shoot me in the heart with it.

vandramir · 2013-04-11T06:08:38+00:00

The worst part about this other than the guy having to give away his most prized possession which he's worked his entire life for, is that the proceeds of doing so go to pay for him getting fucked by the system. It would be less painful if they just ripped of his dick and shoved it down his throat.

PieMasterBob · 2013-04-11T05:02:36+00:00

pay his ex-wife the $130,000 in legal fees for a custody battle.

Men having to pay for their ex-wife's lawyer to take their shit is just the patriarchy backfiring s/

Goatsonice · 2013-04-11T06:46:21+00:00

It says somewhere "That a woman should see no change to her life" which is just blatantly stupid. Divorce is very rarely one persons fault, why should only the man sacrifice? Both of my parents were divorced twice, my mom came away from each MUCH better off than my father even though my father had to increase his hours dramatically. This kind of stuff really terrifies me about getting married, and then the woman complains about a pre-nup.

undervannsjeger · 2013-04-11T09:50:12+00:00

wait a sec... why the fuck does he have to pay for his wife's lawyer? did I miss something?

TyroneFreeman · 2013-04-11T04:17:25+00:00

Best thing he could do right now is leave the country. Last I heard, Paraguay's damn easy to get into. All you need to do is open up a bank account with $5,000 and you get residency. Once you're down there, I imagine it's impossible to be tracked down unless you're a former Nazi being tracked by the Mossad.

Information_Landmine · 2013-04-11T05:22:15+00:00

My friend was ordered by the court to liquidate his 401k to pay for his wife's lawyer. This was for an 11 month marriage and he built up the 401k for 10 years prior to the marriage so it was clearly separate property. Also, he was solely on the hook for the 10% early withdrawal penalty and income tax owed on the withdrawal.

Super_delicious · 2013-04-11T15:40:16+00:00

What a heartless bitch.

CrossHook · 2013-04-11T13:06:46+00:00

This is what feminism looks like.

Peter_Principle_ · 2013-04-11T12:51:16+00:00

If I were an NFL player, I'd have a vasectomy immediately, hire an investment adviser immediately, and definitely not get married until after I retire (if at all)--and keep the money and my identity as a superstar on the DL from then on.

So damn many of these guys go bankrupt after they retire. So often it's because of failed marriages and unplanned children.

I think the system ought to not award court fees, and certainly ought not to base child support/alimony payments on former income but rather cost-of-living.

Volundarkvioa · 2013-04-11T06:58:18+00:00

He married a gold digging slut. What did he expect?

Athletes who marry young are morons.

Title	NFL player forced to surrender championship ring to wife in divorce settlement to pay for her bills.
Author	dhf510
Upvotes	122
Comments	41
Date	April 11, 2013 2:01 AM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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