There are more rich women in the US then men. Women take at least 1/2 in a divorce plus life time payments. They owe nothing to the ex-husband not even a thank you. This is a huge problem in our society that nobody wants to address. Not one politician.
2007-02-02 09:48:55 · 13 answers · asked by John J 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Where did you get your facts? They are outright wrong. According to the US census bureau, professional women (meaning women with a post-secondary education) make 77% of what men do. There is no "social problem" of rich women taking all of their destitute husbands' money "without so much as a thank you." It may happen on occasion, but it's not a sweeping political issue. Additionally, divorce laws differ by state. For instance, in California assets acquired during marriage are split evenly between the two former partners upon divorce. Finally, child support is of course paid to the parent who is the main caregiver for the children, and has nothing to do with gender except that women more commonly take on this responsibility.
It sounds to me like perhaps you or someone you know went through a painful divorce and you've become bitter, which is fine, but don't try to pass your personal problems off as national issues. Or, if you do, maybe you should consider researching your facts before you shoot your mouth off?
By the way, it's spelled "servitude."
2007-02-02 10:15:40 · answer #1 · answered by Kira P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Kids is an answer (and I am married to a guy with a psycho ex!). He had a stepdaughter who he had raised and been a dad to since she was five months old (she turned 9 last month). His ex took away all rights to her. He had wednesday night dinners plus the weekend, she took away his wednesday night dinners. They've moved out of state and she started getting his three year old to call him daddy ____ (his first name) just like he calls his step dad. You don't necessarily understand that the mother (his ex) has a TON of influence over the kids and that he can certainly lose a lot! Even if he gets time, she can influence them so that the time that he does get is horrible, so that they don't love him like a dad. My advice to you is to try and get along with the ex as much as possible, and try and keep the ex out of your life as much as possible. My husband's ex has yelled at me, has called me every name in the book (including claiming that we were cheating before they got divorced, however she was involved with a married man before they got divorced and me and my hubby didn't meet until about six months after the divorce was finalized!). I haven't ever done anything and my hubby just naturally started distancing himself from the whole situation. It's hurt a lot cause he doesn't like distancing himself from his kids, but he realized that if he was gonna be with me, that his ex was going to do crap like that. So anyway, long story short, if he loves his kids at all, then it is an excuse. Just make sure you're really not causing any of the crap and your man should take your side. And try to just stay out of the way. If you can't go pick up the kids without something going on between you and his ex, stay home. If you can't talk to the ex, have your hubby do it. And yeah, it will be annoying and it will be tough when he doesn't do what you think that he ought to do, but make sure that you're not making it tougher on him by having problems with the ex. There are a lot of books out there that are written for second wives so that we can learn how to deal with the hubby's ex. It might help, and you might be able to suggest a few things to your hubby too!
2016-03-29 02:01:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because the national average has the woman getting primary custody of the children 7 out of 10 times. I have seen women with drug problems, was unfaithful, and criminal records get the kids and child support over a man who held the same job for 12 years and had no criminal record. Then, within a year, the mother was in prison, and it still took an act of congress to get the custody changed to the father.
I will say this, if you are a married man thinking of divorce in TX, and you have kids, stay in the marriage. You will pay dearly. And, in Texas, that average I spoke is about 8.5 times out of 10.
2007-02-02 10:33:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be honest most women marry for love. Rember men take half also. It is sad if women take advantage of the system. But rember after the fist wife comes a second wife and most the time she will have less because of his first marriage especially if children are invovled. Not all men are dead beat dads or jerks and not all women are gold diggers. Good luck honestly not all women use men.
2007-02-02 10:01:25 · answer #4 · answered by jerry w 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the have 1/2 the money and all the pu$$y
2007-02-02 13:53:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because men make more money on average. If the woman makes more money than the man, the court can and will rule that she pay him spousal or child support, but that's not the case in most situations.
2007-02-02 09:57:33 · answer #6 · answered by techwiz2000_2000 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Every situation is different. Alot of times the wife gets screwed because she has a dead beat husband. So it all evens out.
2007-02-02 09:51:53 · answer #7 · answered by chemky1 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
look buddy marriage for many women is like
open the own business cause they know
the laws is all on their side there is nothing
you can't do just pay the money they want to
cause that is the only reason she marry you!!!
they just low life stand only for money!!!!
that is life at least for them!!!
2007-02-02 10:07:16 · answer #8 · answered by frostycookies9 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sounds to me like you went through an ugly divorce.
2007-02-02 09:52:12 · answer #9 · answered by Simply Lovely 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My ex took me for everything then some. So do give me
this BS. How women take everthing, cause you are WRONG!
2007-02-02 09:59:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋