On Dec 17, 9:48*pm, Ignoramus31296 ignoramus31...@NOSPAM.
31296.invalid wrote:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...-leaves-burnin...

``Nancy Lanza was a divorcee who got a good settlement from Adam’s
father, Peter, a General Electric executive who earned $445,000 in
2009. She didn’t work and was scheduled to get nearly $300,000 in
alimony this year. She could have afforded good care for Adam if he
needed it.''

Am I the only person for whom the above makes no sense? How can the
ex-wife get alimony that was 67% of his pretax income? What is wrong
with that picture?

i

Ig...the well to do live in a different world than most of the rest of
the living.

The number you see is base salary.

Executives make MUCH more in bonuses and stock options.

There may be more in family trusts, investments, etc.

Courts are rather good about spliting assets.

They do crap with child custody...as we see in this sad case.

TMT