Quote Originally Posted by Punish_her View Post
alimony and child support are different.child support goes to children, alimony is considered "spousal support," and is awarded in a divorce and there are no children, and it is to be paid typically until the receiving partner remarries. child support only goes until the child is 18. some divorce settlements require both to be paid.
I thought alimony was something you had even after a second marriage - which I found weird. Admittedly based on films - not any read fact.

Do these laws not take into consideration how the marriage was? I mean, if one spouse has mostly worked at home, she might be badly situated to get a job. In DK alimony is not self-evident, you can get it you can show the neccesity, and it is taken up on a regular basis, both with respect to what one part needs, but also with respect to what the other part can pay.