i've been contemplating divorcing my wife of just over 9 yrs. Over the past couple of years I've threatened to do it during heated arguments.
Financially, our situation is that i'm the only one working. She had left her job about 7 years ago to deal with her anxiety & depression... of course she hasn't been seeing a therapist at all (she refuses) and hasn't actually been diagnosed with either except a note from her family doctor. At this point I think she's capable of returning to work (has been capable to many years now) but she has no desire to do it. She just stays at home and watches TV all day.... wakes up mid-afternoon and goes to bed anytime between 3 & 6 in the morning.... oh what a life.... (not very fulfilling though). I've asked her for both of us to see a marriage/relationship therapist but she (again) refuses to go.. although she said i could go...
No kids, although i wanted to have early on in the relationship... thankfully i didn't.
If we were to get divorced she would most likely go back to living with here parents and i would go find some place to rent in the short term.
We're both university educated. I work in the field i studied; she doesn't want to work in the field she studied... too emotionally stressful of a career. But if she was to work she'd probably only make 20-30K. I make about 60K.
Any idea how spousal support would work for a situation like this? I'm just preparing myself.
Financially, our situation is that i'm the only one working. She had left her job about 7 years ago to deal with her anxiety & depression... of course she hasn't been seeing a therapist at all (she refuses) and hasn't actually been diagnosed with either except a note from her family doctor. At this point I think she's capable of returning to work (has been capable to many years now) but she has no desire to do it. She just stays at home and watches TV all day.... wakes up mid-afternoon and goes to bed anytime between 3 & 6 in the morning.... oh what a life.... (not very fulfilling though). I've asked her for both of us to see a marriage/relationship therapist but she (again) refuses to go.. although she said i could go...
No kids, although i wanted to have early on in the relationship... thankfully i didn't.
If we were to get divorced she would most likely go back to living with here parents and i would go find some place to rent in the short term.
We're both university educated. I work in the field i studied; she doesn't want to work in the field she studied... too emotionally stressful of a career. But if she was to work she'd probably only make 20-30K. I make about 60K.
Any idea how spousal support would work for a situation like this? I'm just preparing myself.
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