Van_Heineken

http://swz.salary.com/momsalarywizar..._newsearch.asp

Apparently, I'm not the only "idiot" to think that work done around the house can be assigned a measurable value.

Can the nurturing of a loving mom be replaced? No, but the jobs done around the house (which I'm guessing Lori Nantz did very little of herself) can be replaced and quite cost effectively with minimum wage workers. The next time a woman says "you can't put a price on what I do," send her this link. And the next time she says "being a Mom is a 24/7 job," ask her where you can get a job watching Oprah? On second thought, no one needs that job.

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billy007

If Ms. Nantz can't make it on her own, then yes.

now we know why Henry VIII kept an axe handy!

Van_Heineken

A teenaged girl does not need a million dollars a year to live comfortably. The child support should be commensurate with her historic standard of living.

According to the salary wizard, the ex wife is entitled to $68k at the low end of the median and $181k at the high end. If that means she has to downsize, so be it. She's the one who got "tired" of her husband's lifestyle. If she wants to make big girl decisions, she's going to have to live with the consequences of those decisions.

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It's Mike

what's your mother worth? i bet you more than the combined value of those jobs. If I offered you a cash payment or your mother for the rest of your life, what would u take?

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Van_Heineken

It really is amazing to see people arguing in favor of this crap. A guy works his ass off to give a woman a great life while she does nothing to contribute to the household income. Then, when the woman decides it's time to move on, she gets another fat payday in perpetuity until the next dumb ass marries her.

The whole system is setup in favor of gold diggers and we wonder why these women do it. Who can blame them? It's easy money with judges making rulings like this.

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It's Mike

gold diggers? they were married for 26 f-ing years.


just for the record, he was the one who filed for divorce, not her.

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Wickett

Don't know anything about CT law, but from the research I've been doing in TX, child support for one child is roughly 20% of non custodial parents salary, 25% for 2 kids, and no more than 30% for 3+ (of course, there are variables, such as health insurance, etc). There is no ongoing alimony in the state of TX, outside of any settlement. Alimony may be paid while the divorce is pending.

So for the wife to get 25% at this time seems fair, however she'll continue to receive 25% for as long as she lives, long after the child is off and potentially making money on her own.

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Van_Heineken

How big is the cash payment?

Be careful about making assumptions. Not everyone's mother is a paragon of motherhood to be placed on a pedestal .

You've just made the mistake that every novice lawyer is instructed not to. Do not ask a question unless you know the answer to it.

You're letting personal sentiment interfere with a monetary calculation. The judge is not charged with writing a storybook ending that celebrates mothers across the land. He's tasked with determining how much Jim Nantz' wife is worth. If she's never worked outside the home and the servants are doing the bulk of the work, I think the daughter should get what she needs and Lori needs to start polishing up that resume. As a judge, I think that sends the right ruling to "deadbeat moms" everywhere. But maybe that's just me.

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Van_Heineken

It doesn't matter how long it takes one to go for the gold. It's whether or not one goes for it that determines if they are a gold digger.

There's gold diggers who want to screw a rich old guy into the ground within 5 years and there's ones who keep this Ace up their sleeve as their exit strategy whenever they may need it. Lori Nantz falls in the latter category.

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It's Mike

and you were able to figure this out from one article.

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It's Mike

if you can honestly ask that question then i feel sorry for you.

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steve mcqueen

He didn't get screwed.....he pulling 3.2 million......he paying out about a 1/3 to his ex and kid.....par for the course(pun intended)......which is a lower % of yearly than what I pay for my ex and 2 kids.....




I'm the one getting screwed

It's Mike

thank you. he's actually paying much less than 1/3 when you take "other income' into consideration.

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Van_Heineken

Without more facts, it's immaterial who filed first.

That's another red herring that's used to justify an excessive settlement. What if Lori was a bitch for 25 of the 26 years and Jim was a veritable Buddha in putting up with her until he finally couldn't take it anymore?

Conversely, if the woman files first, does that make her deserving of less? What if the man beat her, cheated on her, etc.

Who filed first means very little.

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Van_Heineken

Sorry to hear that compadre. The laws need to change.

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