When I divorced my first wife I petitioned the court to list the "payments to get back on her feet" as alimony. Only had to pay for 5 years! She could have gotten a lot more for LIFE, but she was dumber than I thought, plus the fact the she did NOT want custody of HER son helped me I guess.
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