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Litigation

Apr. 11, 2007

Unequal Support

Forum Column - By Fred Silberberg - The 10-year rule for spousal support is irrational and unjust and should be abolished.

FORUM COLUMN

By Fred Silberberg
     
      Bob and Carol were married for 9½ years before they separated. Ted and Alice were married for 10½ years before they separated. The two couples had been neighbors for years before they each split up. They moved to the suburbs in the early years of their marriage, and Carol and Alice, who had both been employed before their marriages,...

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