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Re:When Divorce Was Off the Table, English Couples Dissolved... by 1ste on Sunday February 17, 2019 @09:10AM (#19184518)
Does this mean that if the working spouses loses their job, and then gets a new job with a lower salary, they will still be paying the higher amount of alimony?
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Re:When Divorce Was Off the Table, English Couples Dissolved... by hopler on Sunday February 17, 2019 @12:07PM (#19185444)
In USA it's usually expressed as a percentage of income and a mandatory willingness to generate income.
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Re:When Divorce Was Off the Table, English Couples Dissolved... by x220 on Sunday February 17, 2019 @04:48PM (#19187130)
>mandatory willingness

This is the most Orwellian term I've heard all week. I think a better word for this is "slavery".

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Re:When Divorce Was Off the Table, English Couples Dissolved... by bryanrasmussen on Sunday February 17, 2019 @10:30AM (#19184905)
that's what I understand the law to be in my country.
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