Originally Posted by
AnvilheadII 
i've been wondering, why do YOU pay him so much in alimony??? it seems like he has quite the history of taking advantage of you and not really having to suffer any consequences.
Tell me about it. Our filing in the court was a full recount of his history of non-earning, including his suggestion that I get a second job (after my high-stress, 60+ hour a week job) if I was so worried about money. But the court looked at it and said, well, clearly this guy is going to take some time to get back on his feet.
So yeah. Basically between alimony and child support, they awarded him almost half the "marital" income - which was my income - for three years. I was furious. My attorney was smart enough to convince me to make it non-renewable in exchange for going for five years. I've got another two years of that. Then the figure will drop by about 30%.
If he's not in active recovery and gainfully employed by then, I don't see things ever getting better.