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Basic Principles of Spousal Support (view source)
Revision as of 19:40, 26 June 2019
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<blockquote>June, who might well have been a research scientist at NASA before she got married, has chosen to abandon her career to take care of Wally and the Beaver and make sure that Ward has a nice hot dinner waiting when he comes home.</blockquote> | <blockquote>June, who might well have been a research scientist at NASA before she got married, has chosen to abandon her career to take care of Wally and the Beaver and make sure that Ward has a nice hot dinner waiting when he comes home.</blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>Ward, on the other hand, has been given the opportunity to have a fabulous career. June's labour in the home has freed his time up so that he can go to work and get raises and promotions, without having to worry about getting the Beaver ready for school, preparing meals for the family, or doing the dishes.</blockquote> | <blockquote>Ward, on the other hand, has been given the opportunity to have a fabulous career. June's labour in the home has freed his time up so that he can go to work and get raises and promotions, without having to worry about getting the Beaver ready for school, preparing meals for the family, or doing the dishes.</blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>Skip forward a few years. Ward discovers that June's relationship with the mail carrier isn't quite as | <blockquote>Skip forward a few years. Ward discovers that June's relationship with the mail carrier isn't quite as business-like as he'd thought. Ward and June separate, Wally moves in with his girlfriend, and the Beaver stays with June in the former family home. Ward moves into a new apartment with his secretary.</blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>As a result of the way that Ward and June handled their marriage, Ward has been allowed to pursue a successful career and earn lots of money. Ward is in a great position to move on with his life.</blockquote> | <blockquote>As a result of the way that Ward and June handled their marriage, Ward has been allowed to pursue a successful career and earn lots of money. Ward is in a great position to move on with his life.</blockquote> | ||
<blockquote>June, however, isn't so lucky. Her research skills from her work at NASA are obsolete, her master's degree in orbital dynamics isn't relevant any more, and she has no idea how to operate the fancy new equipment that NASA has bought since she last worked there. Making matters worse, the last entry on her resume is fifteen years old. If June's going to go back to work, it won't be at NASA, it'll be at Tim Hortons.</blockquote> | <blockquote>June, however, isn't so lucky. Her research skills from her work at NASA are obsolete, her master's degree in orbital dynamics isn't relevant any more, and she has no idea how to operate the fancy new equipment that NASA has bought since she last worked there. Making matters worse, the last entry on her resume is fifteen years old. If June's going to go back to work, it won't be at NASA, it'll be at Tim Hortons.</blockquote> | ||