Next, look up the law in your state (Tennessee) and find out what your state law says about alimony.

Finally, what do you think would happen under the law of your state in the following situations?

1.Rich and Jane are divorcing.Rich was a stay at home dad for the past 10 years while Jane advanced her career to the point of being a partner in a large law firm, where she makes $300,000 a year.Rich claims that staying home has prevented him from being able to now find a job, but he has a PhD in Psychology and is fully licensed to practice in the state where they live.

2.Molly and Tom have been married for 35 years and she has not worked at all the entire time.She has a college degree from 35 years ago but otherwise has no further education or training.Their children are grown and out of the house and Tom wants to move on with his new girlfriend.He has offered to give the house to Molly but does not want to pay any alimony.

3.Glenda and Ron are not married but have lived together for the past 20 years in the state of Colorado.Ron moved out last week and went to live with Glenda'syoungest sister.Glenda has relied on Ron's income for the past 18 years as she is partially disabled and only can work from home making very little money.She is asking for support from Ron, but his lawyer told her that since they were never married, no judge would give her alimony.