Well you would be entitled for child support for at least a year. That helps with your bargining position. that would be about 300 bucks (tax free- spousal is deductable for the payor and child isn't) -for a year or more if she lives at home and goes to school while in university.
The guidelines for spousal support are based on both compensation as well as income sharing. So it doesn't matter that he didn't do anything that you think he should be compensated for.The income sharing thing comes in with you two. They also say with a long term marriage it would be indefinate. You could easily looking at paying the rest of your life.( the usual guidelines would be .5-1 yr per marriage- which in your case would be 11-23 yrs)
I'm not sure how you figure his take home would be higher than yours? How do you figure? He will have to pay taxes on what he gets from you. At 34 000 with 1000 added in to his salary he would be making 46 000 a year all taxable. You would be making 53 000 taxable. (65000-12000)
How about pensions. If he made more most years - his pension would probably be significantly higher. Is there some trade off there? you take less and he takes less support.
Personally I would give him the house in exchange for a waiver against support unless you have something else to barter with. That would be really only be the equivelant of a few years of support ( at 12 000 a year) Much better than giving him 23 yrs of that 1000 a month!
I know it probably feels crappy but the law is the law and really you can't get out of your obligiations.
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