So, Miss Richie, wife of Lionel, is suing for divorce. She wants $300,000/month in support payments.
That's not a typo. Three-hundred thousand US dollars, per month.
Now, here is some text from the "explanation" she has for her "need."
(freakishly--these are per/month!! expenses. I don't even get the $1G/month laser hair removal. I thought that made it not grow back. Is she a wildabeast?)
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...particular monthly expenses that Lionel, 54, needs to cover: clothing, shoes, and accessories ($15,000); dermatology ($3000); laser hair removal ($1000); massages ($600); jewelry ($5000); gifts ($5000); and vitamins ($500). There are plenty of other costs Richie listed--like $20,000 annually for plastic surgery and her nine-year-old son's $125,000 boarding school tuition--
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full set of paperwork explains in bragging detail what she spends.
From what I gather she met and married Lionel when she was an 18 year old. From her claims in the paperwork she ran a clothes designing business. It doesn't sound like she's claiming lost wages she didn't make while married, but she does say he had her quit. I guess that makes it implied.
While she is an extreeme example of what a spouse might demand, is a spouse entitled to the cash, post divorce?
That's not my whole question...
She may be entitled to a place to live, and an income in the short-to-medium term, and the kids should be taken care of, but does a divorced spouse deserve the rich lifestyle just because of the time spent married?
I can see him being responsible for paying while she regains her footing. I feel if they, as a couple, chose for her to not work, then she is entitled to support until she re-enters the workforce. Mothering is a job, which she supposedly did. I question how much "mommy" work she did with a full time staff of nannies and housekeepers, but I'll give the benefit of the doubt.
How do you feel about a spouse getting P.A.I.D after a divorce?