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sunshine7860
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I've been married for 18 years, but only together for 15 of them. During the marriage I stayed home to bring up our children and when they started school, I also went back to school to get a degree. However, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis within the first year of starting my career and was forced to stop working again. I am currently in remission and am working full time in another job that is not too much on my health, but the disease I have is one that could very well progress in the future. He earns $85,000/yr and I am currently earning $22,000/yr., which alone is not enough to continue to pay my mortgage, household bills, and medical bills. He seems to think that 5 years is a reasonable length of time to pay alimony, but I don't agree considering all factors involved. Am I grasping at straws to think that I can get him to pay me $20,000 until his retirement (20 years), at which time I will be able to collect from his social security? I feel that if I add that amount to my own salary, it would be enough to pay my bills and give me a small amount left over to set aside for a little nest egg, yet still leave him with plenty for himself. (Within 2 years both children will be out of school and I'm willing to have the alimony portion reduced while he's still paying child support.) I'm not looking to bleed him, I am just concerned about my own future ... especially since I have not worked enough to have the required points necessary to go on SSDI if I ever were to become disabled. I'd appreciate any info I can get on this subject.
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