Alimony and Equal Rights

Alimony should be gotten rid of, yes. It's worth noting though that the spouse who makes less qualifies for it even if it's the man (my uncle qualified for it in his divorce in California five years or so ago). Child custody should also always be 50/50 unless in cases of clear agreement or proven abuse (by either parent). Additional: women already do also have to pay child support if they don't have custody, under the same rules, so there's that. And it should be PARENTAL LEAVE. This is why I don't understand why men don't make this a big issue. Do you not care about your kids? Are you uninterested in being there for their first days? SPEAK UP. Those first months are important, you deserve time with your new baby. You will have the rest of tour short life to do whatever it is you do for a career that the universe as a whole doesn't care about anyway.

Also paternity leave. Maybe not paid paternity leave, but paternity leave nonetheless.

Some are more equal than others.

There SHOULD be alimony for a set amount of time and there should NOT be child support if the custody is 50/50. The alimony would give the lesser earning spouse a chance to get on their feet, set up a home for their children, and adjust to a lifestyle without a second larger income. But since their income would be more or less equal (with alimony) they should each cover their own kids related expenses and agree on the rest. Child support for 50/50 custody doesn't make sense especially on top of alimony.

If I raised the kids instead of a career that was an agreed upon choice in the marriage. So when the marriage ends I'm not suppose to get any alimony, despite raising the kids and doing the laundry because it's "his money." That's not how marriage or divorce works.

One thing has nothing to do with the other.

Men get paternity leave in Canada....it's very important to bond with your child in the first few months.

It's weird to me how mandating equal pay needs to be countered with getting rid of things women now get (even though alimony is for men too). I would think mandating equal pay should be a no brainer but what do I know

The way I look at it, Boys should have their dads and girls should have their moms (Unless either is an unfit parent of course).

YES SOMEONE POSTED THIS THANK YOU (even though its probably been posted already lol)

If ex husbands didn't look After their ex wives then society would have to. The child support idea was brought forth by a group of judges who thought that women couldn't look after themselves. And they're Right.