Alimony

My wife makes $50,000 per year and she wants alimony of $1500 per month for the next 17 years. I make $150,000 and will give her the equity from the home sale ($45,000. In addition I have all the credit card bills and both college's for the kids (21 & 18). Why would I have to pay alimony?

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Alimony was usually set up for those women who were solely housewives and thus did not have a pay check to bring home. They usually lasted for a lifetime or until she earned a decent living or remarried.

Well, I think if you pay the bulk of bills/expenses and she makes a good living, then you may want to petition the court to amend the order.

Read the pertinent sections on freeadvice.com's homepage and then contact a family law attorney.

Hope this helps.

Thank you Lawrat. I feel that she does make a good living and has been working for the past 10 years. With my paying all the family debt and the college expenses of two children, I hope that the courts will not award her alimony. Her lawyer wants us to settle out of court. I think his real motive is his case for alimony is very weak.