Alimony is a payment that one spouse will make to the other after they separate or divorce. You are not required to pay alimony if you don't want to, and if you're the one who asks for alimony, you'll have a hard time getting it. But if your spouse is able to earn money, and you aren't, you could be forced to pay the alimony. My wife and I have been married for the past 7 years. We have 3 kids. In any other case, she would be entitled to 60% of the marital assets. However, she is a stay-at-home mother who does not work. I am employed full-time as a manager at a local bank. I do not make enough money to support our family on my own, so I want her to contribute as well. She is against this idea, and I don't understand why. Is there anything that can be done? When you get married, you make a commitment to support each other. You mutually agree on your goals and economic situation, then build a life together and solidify that agreement by creating a legal ...
