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  • Here’s another way to look at it: Everything is being split equally. The spouse that was staying at home wasn’t bringing in money, but was providing value. Otherwise, they would have had a job. They weren’t building a resume or climbing a corporate ladder though.

    So say Lisa has worked for the last 25 years while the kids were being raised by John. Lisa is now in middle management making $100,000 a year compared to the $30,000 a year when they got married. The kids are through school, so Lisa doesn’t need John to take care of them anymore, and fires his non-income producing ass(divorce). John, after staying home for 25 years can now go get a job at $30,000. He’s out that 25 years of corporate experience that would have enabled him to be making $100,000. Alimony is to cover some of that shortfall.