Rehabilitative Alimony In Tennessee Courts

Lee in Tennessee writes "I'm not sure of the laws regarding rehabilitative alimony in other states, but in Tennessee, there is no legislature that ceases this type of alimony, even when an ex-spouse lives with someone of the opposite sex, or remarries. I am not a man myself, but rather a woman that is married to a very good man that, at present, even though his ex-wife has remarried, is paying her rehabilitative alimony. I have sat through more court hearings with him than imaginable, because every time she even senses he has gotten a raise, regardless of how much, my husband is drug back into court again. I have come to the definite conclusion that in no way are the laws fair or equal in regard to men, in fact, I have come to refer to rehabilitative alimony only as "the rape of man". How can courts and judges allow women to continually destroy men financially, even after they remarry, without some protection for the man. My husband's income, even before child support and alimony, is not rich, but substantial, around $45,000.00/year. He's not even left with a third of that after he pays his ex-wife. As for the child we have together, that, according to the Tennessee courts, is my responsibility, but yet, his ex-wife's husband does not have to take any responsibility in providing for them, because they can live off of what my husband's paying them. I would love to know what can be done to change Tennessee legislation regarding alimony, particularly this kind, not only for my family, but for the other men in Tennessee that I know are experiencing the same kind of "rape"." Coincidentally, I'm just about to post an article on this very subject, so stay tuned to this website.

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