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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I'd allow people to walk away from marriages without having to pay any alimony or settelement save child support if they can prove the spouse entered the marriage (a) just because he or she desperately wanted to be married or wanted a child or (b) for any sort of economic gain. They'd call it a "marrying for illegitimate reasons" law.
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Okay, so one of the disqualifiers would be if someone got married because she or he desperately wanted to be married. First of all, that's hilarious as a legal standard. Second, WTF? Chick stays home, raises kids and puts hubby through law school and needs alimony to go back to school and stuff? Well, it turns out back then she desparately wanted to get married and raise kids, so she gets nothing, not even temporary alimony to go back to school. Anyhow, proposing a "wanted to get married and have kids desparately" standard is Aren't you a litigator? Jeesh.
As for disqualifying based on "marrying for any sort of economic gain", what happened to your being okay with a rich, fat, bald investment banker who marries a hot chick and he gets to have her "lie under him" and she gets his money? Rich fat bald guy should know enough to get a prenup. Fuck him.
Finally, about that friend who was "raked over the coals": don't assume he's a "prince" and that there isn't another side to the story.
