Russian First Wives Want Laws To Enact Alimony

	posted by Nightmist on Friday August 10, @05:42AM from the inequality dept.
	This story in the Financial Times explains how some first wives of rich Russians are attempting to change divorce laws so that their former husbands must continue to support them after divorce. The women claim that their rich husbands' dumping of them for younger women "is a social problem" and that legislation must be enacted to deal with it.

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A word to all the men's activists (Score:0) by Anonymous User on Friday August 10, @05:26PM EST (#1) I want you all to read this: Alimony assessed by courts, on the wife’s behalf and taken against a man’s wages for his work performed, fits ALL of the criteria of INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE, under Title 18, USC., Sec.1584 and PEONAGE, under Title 18, USC., Sec. 1581(a). Hence: the concept of Alimony is illegal and violates anti-slavery laws in the West. The International Labour Organization's Forced Labour Convention of 1930 defines forced labour as "all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the said person has not offered himself voluntarily." Alimony is illegal guys, and here's the proof. Besides seeing as how we live in an age of "partnerships" and seeing as how there are no laws forcing women to do the dishes wash the clothes etc let's get rid of it. Adam H

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