My girlfriend and I are breaking up after a number of years together. For the last year we've been living together. During this time I have been working and providing for everything. She has been pursuing her passion (and she is very talented), but unfortunately there is no money in that for the short term.
Now that we will be living separately, am I morally responsible to financially support her. If so, to what extent and for how long? She doesn't have family or other people that can help her financially and feels that although we weren't legally married, for all extents and purposes I should provide her with "alimony". I sympathize, but what am I supposed to do?
Now that we will be living separately, am I morally responsible to financially support her. If so, to what extent and for how long? She doesn't have family or other people that can help her financially and feels that although we weren't legally married, for all extents and purposes I should provide her with "alimony". I sympathize, but what am I supposed to do?
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Re: Post-breakup resposibilities
Sat, July 9, 2005 - 8:48 PMYou're supposed to laugh and say 'You could always get a job waitressing, like other struggling artists, former honey'
Or you could sue _her_ for half her worth, since no doubt you provided her with many material possessions while you were together.
Being in the middle of a breakup myself, which is going to end up costing me $50,000 plus whatever child support they choose to gouge from me, I am facing the prospect of bankruptcy, having to sell my home, and send money to someone who treated me as a walking wallet during our marriage. She never worked a day after we married, she never did any housework, and she spent money on her little hobbies the whole time.
If it gets a hearing, my lawyer fully intends to ask the judge if he sees a reason why my former wife cant GET A JOB like the rest of us to maintain her lifestyle. I don't work for her anymore.
GaryQ
