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Alimony. That one word that triggers
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everyone instantly. Some people think
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it's a punishment for being a man.
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Others think it's a lifetime salary for
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doing nothing. But what if I told you
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most of what you believe about alimony
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is actually wrong. Hello everyone, this
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is Arin Chi and welcome back to a new
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episode of Just Be Logical. Today we are
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breaking down the biggest myths around
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alimony with real life stories, real
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cases and zero zero sugar coating.
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Because if you're entering a marriage or
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leaving one, understanding these myths
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could literally save your bank balance
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Meet Rohim. He married his college
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girlfriend. The marriage lasted for
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about 6 months. And when divorce came,
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Arjun panicked, convinced he have to pay
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alimony for life. But here's the truth.
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Courts rarely grant long-term alimony
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for short marriages. In many cases,
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short marriages equals to zero permanent
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alimony. The logic is simple. If you
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weren't financially dependent on your
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partner for long, why should long-term
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support be required? Now meet Kavia and
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Rishab. Kavia earned more. Risha paused
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his career for their kid. When they got
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divorced, guess who got alimmony? Risha.
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Yes, you heard that right. Yes, alimmony
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is not gender based. It is need based.
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Quotes ask who earns more, who is
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financially dependent, and who supported
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the household. And guess what? Women pay
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alimmony too. It's rare because fewer
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women earn more, but it happens. And
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it's 100% legal. Another myth. Alimony
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means a man pays for his ex-wife
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forever. Wrong. Again. Alimony usually
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stops when the ex becomes financially
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independent. They get a job, they
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remarry, or the court revises the order.
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Permanent lifelong alimmony is actually
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the exception, not the rule. Listen to
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this story. A woman once demanded lacks
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in alimony claiming she couldn't work.
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The court checked her social media.
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Turns out she was running an online
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business posting real daily and even had
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brand deals. Result: No alimony. Coach
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today are smarter than people think.
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They check your degrees, work history,
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skills, lifestyle, even Instagram
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activity. If you can earn but don't want
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to, the court will not reward you.
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People think alimmony is like a fixed
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rate card like men earn equals to men
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pay. Reality quotes look at everything.
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Income of both, lifestyle during
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marriage, duration of marriage, age,
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health, child care responsibilities,
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savings, even who contributed to whose
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career. There is no universal formula.
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Every case is custom. And here's the
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part nobody wants to admit. Most alimony
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cases aren't about money. They are about
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ego, revenge, punishment. You left me,
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now pay for it. But courts don't care
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about emotional drama. They care about
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fairness, not feelings. So the next time
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someone screams on the internet that
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alimony destroys men or women get money
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for doing nothing, just know most of it
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is myth. And if you found this eye
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opening, hit like, subscribe, and share
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this with someone who believes the myth.
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See you in the next video.
