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    Chocolate Sex Bunny: It's true. Women get the short end of the stick in all things related to children and divorce and are much more likely to be impoverished as a result ... more »
    nellicat: As a divorced Mom of 2, I had to declare bankruptcy because I could neither afford nor sell the family home, which I was "awarded" in the divorce. Onc... more »
    gerbilsoutofexile...is cheap and easy: Aw, if my husband leaves, I'm taking him for everything freaking thing he has. After watching my friend struggle to pay her bills and take care of her... more »
    GoldenRatioφ (aka -girl11): I've used stuff like this to explain to goldenboy why I'd consider getting an abortion if I accidentally got knocked up right now. Having kids seems t... more »
    devilchyld22: Luckily, I didn't marry my ex. Probably should have, might have made some dough...but then of course that would mean he'd have to have had a job. When... more »
    BobbyBonita: I'm living this article right now...my ex-husband is debt-free, off skiing the Swiss Alps and boozing it up in Brussels because I busted my ass to pay... more »
    oh.geez.: To all those who said,"Keep your jobs". I'd like to add to that- all women should be encouraged to have higher education for this reason. Even if it's... more »
    Flackette Goes Retro: Boyfriend-of-Flackette is a single dad, who has 50% custody of his young daughter, and pays half of her healthcare, preschool, clothing, etc expenses.... more »
    Questioning Everything: What? Women getting the short end of the stick? I'm shocked! Shocked I tell you! more »
    MrsDarcy: I just want to point out that not all divorced fathers benefit financially. Mr. Darcy pays quite a bit of his salary in child support payments and muc... more »
    jleigh: It doesn't surprise me that this story is from the UK. Many states in the US have already dealt with this disparity by creating laws that give additi... more »
    BeckySharper: i.e. Don't give up your day job, ladies. It's risky to expect someone else to be your primary means of support. more »
    SomeAuthorGirl: A highly underrated custody situation (that gets poo-poo'd quite a bit by many a male psychologist) is a 50/50 split. Week on, week off. The argument ... more »
    NefariousNewt: And just as a note to this: when my father left my mother when I was 5, he never paid child support. My mom did it all on her own, and it was rough so... more »
    stacyinbean: Aww, all my poor dad got was this really ugly owl clock and the wedding china. He let my mother have everything because she had custody of me. I'd say... more »
    YourScreenplaySucks: The solution here, like in most situations, is embezzlement. Married mothers need to up their hoarding efforts (as Ivanna Trump's classic For Love Al... more »
    rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny: Why on earth are only 31 percent of fathers paying child support? more »
    PhDork: I've decided that whatever "conventional wisdom" (aka "they") says about gender relations, the EXACT OPPOSITE is true. See this example, and about 7 b... more »
    chocolatecoffeebeans: Haha, man, I wanna send this to my ex husband. We both work, for the same company no less. He has gotten two promotions and about a 40% pay increase s... more »
    misspie: yet somehow i doubt this will shut up all of the men's rights activists who insist that all women are conniving bitches who use divorce to suck men dr... more »
  • #jezenomics

    Richer, Poorer: Divorce Makes Men More Moneyed

    While people often joke that in divorce, women try take their husbands for everything they've got, according to a new study divorce makes men significantly richer, while women may never recover financially. More »
  • #forricherorpoorer

    Wait, What? Do That Many Men Really Prefer Women Pretty & Poor?