Chiming in here... I was married for 19 years when the divorce finally went through. I did not get any alimony. In California, as Ellie says, the "goal" is to get the wife (or dependent partner) "back on their feet." I worked during the entire marriage, but never full time.
Survival Goddess "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -Alice Walker
