Oregon Introduces New Alimony Bill for Stay At Home Parents

Under a new bill sponsored by Rep. Stephen Sandstrom, R-Oregon, dads or moms who want to be stay-at-home parents after a divorce could be granted extra alimony.

If the bill is successful then those parents that can prove that they were stay-at-home parents before the divorce, and they were not at fault for the divorce, then they could be granted enough alimony so that they wouldn't have to go out and support themselves with an outside job.

While this would be great victory for current stay-at-home parents, Sandstrom admits that defining fault will be the most difficult part of the bill. Elements such as addictions to gambling or pornography could be grounds for fault under the new bill. Under the same bill parents could be used for religious observances if both parties are amenable to the arrangement.

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