(HP) - "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war?" Abraham Lincoln is said to have asked Harriet Beecher Stowe, whose novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, published in 1849, was an instant bestseller and dramatized the horrors of slavery for all to see, years before the fighting began. The New Alimony Laws In MA -- And Maybe In FL, NJ, CT, And OR?
by Elizabeth Benedict.
First up: Who pays. Traditionally, ex-husbands are on the hook to pay alimony. Newt Gingrich, for example, paid $19,800 in alimony in 2010 to one of his ex-wives (his tax return didn't say which one.)
(NYT) - In the waning days of this year’s legislative session, Florida lawmakers and advocacy groups are pushing to overhaul the state’s alimony law in a bid to better reflect today’s marriages and make the system less burdensome for the alimony payer.
Anderson explores the rising trend of "man-imony," in which women are court-ordered to pay alimony to their ex-husbands.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - Check your local listings.
If you miss the program we will try to post a link to the online presentation, when it becomes available.
American Bar Association Journal coverage of the Alimony Reform Movement.
This article repeats many of the facts presented in the USA Today article, Connecticut Alimony reform was pleased to be mentioned.
The comments section shows the level of enthusiasm that exists to make changes to the oppressive alimony laws (201 online comments so far).
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