I was referring to guys getting screwed over as in, they often lose custody of the kids and then, all the payments they have to make - alimony, child support, wage garnishes, etc. It may be less if the wife works and has her own stream of income, but the guy is getting screwed over because he's being forced to support his ex-wife and his kids. If she gets re-married, then in some cases she still gets some money from him for herself, and in any case, he still has to pay for supporting his kids
while they're in another man's house, not to mention supporting his own new wife [and kids] if he's decided to start all over.
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Originally Posted by PhDGirl
But since you asked for an example, I know a few physicians whose first wives supported them through medical school and residency and then stayed home with the kids when the husbands became attendings. Later, the husbands decided to get younger second wives, divorced the first wives and now the the first wives are living in rather poor conditions. It happens all the time. I grew up with kids whose dads left their moms and then they wound up living with a much lower standard of living and visiting their dads on the weekends in a much nicer, cooler house. And not just American kids - Muslim ones too (only two Muslim kids though I'm afraid it's getting more common).
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Did the women in these cases seek the help of divorce lawyers for fair distribution of assets and income?