Students name Essays - Family, Human Behavior, Marriage, Family Law

Student's name Professor' name Course Date Do you think Lorna deserved half of the family net worth? Why or why not? No. Lorna, being the wife to her husband did not mean that they were in a partnership agreement; sharing of half the amount accumulated is only practical where the association is a partnership. Since marriage means sharing of responsibilities, she is wrong to demand for half the share of the husband's earnings; because they are divorcing. According to the law, it is possible to have fair distribution, which does not translate to automatic split (50-50). If one parent is a stay-at-home parent while the other is the sole breadwinner, should the money the breadwinner earned be divided equally in divorce? No. the money the breadwinner earned should not in way be subjected to 50-50 sharing rule. Even though both the husband and the wife are one entity, division of property should be fair. Fairness takes into account the status of each member of the family financially. At times the court may rule in favor of stay at home mother who is employment problematic due to her long years of since leaving the wok-force. When one parent takes time out of the workforce, their future wages are affected. If the person took 5 years out of the paid workforce, when she/he returned, her/his wages would be less than if there would be no gap in work experience. Does this fact demonstrate the need for alimony? The above case does not prove the need for alimony at all. In general alimony is awarded to women (stay at home mothers) who contributed to rearing of children in the family. Secondly, it can be given to those who left the market place long ago. Lorna is a good example because she had left her teaching job years earlier before their divorce. Also young women who are employed and who are in a short-term type of marriage are eligible to alimony. When dealing with retirement issues, failure to work or being out of the work force, require someone to have money to cover the lost income. An individual may choose to work longer if he or she is healthy. The gaps might end up rising if the person concerned does not take the responsibility to plan before retirement. Work cited "Lorna Wendt, of GE Capital 'corporate Wife' Divorce, Dies." CNBC, www.cnbc.com/2016/02/05/lorna-wendt-of-ge-capital-corporate-wife-divorce-dies.html.