• Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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      From my understanding, I believe it does, in that if your income decreased, your alimony can be reduced.

      Of course, this is almost certainly a work of fiction.

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        Sure, but once your income goes back up so does the alimony, at least in the US

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        Not necessarily. I recall a court case where an ex-husband tried to reduce alimony payments by quitting a well-paying job in tech to work at a fast food restaurant, got sued by the wife, and was ordered by the judge to continue paying the previous amount because he was clearly qualified and able to retain the job and had created the situation on purpose.

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            He’ll still be paying it even if fired. He would need to seek out a job that is at a similar level and would get the alimony adjusted if it pays a little more. But you can’t suddenly decide to quit a field you are qualified for, have plenty of opportunities to work in etc, to chase a fast food career. Even if you get fired and do that, the judge will see it as malicious - you wouldn’t do that if you had a family to support.

            Also, if you prove you cannot find a job and are looking, they’ll adjust it too, and will let you find a shittier job in the meantime. It’s just if you do it all maliciously where they will say “nope”

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      Where I live my father got a solid quote to pay each month. My mother could sue for more, however, when his income rose. So this dude, after posting this online, opened the gate for the woman to sue his employee, at least if it happened here.