Why Nick should not get alimony

There are circumstances in which alimony is only fair. For example, a fifty year old stay-at-home mother who sacrificed her career to raise their children. It is unlikely that she would be able to find a job to maintain her standard of living after a divorce. In other instances, alimony is ludicrous.

Nick Lachey is filing for spousal support. Plee-asee, Nick.

Arguably, one may think that since the money Jessica’s company generates is directly related to Nick, he deserves alimony. He was indeed instrumental to the success of the “Newlyweds”, the show that made Jessica so popular. For this reason, he sure deserves 50% of her assets uptil now.

In matrimony, Nick benefited from the profits of her company, but he also shared the risks and assumed possible losses. It seems very unfair that now divorced, he would continue to get his share of the profit without taking any risks. We’re having this discussion because her company is profitable. If she was losing money, would Nick be obliged to pay her debt?

Judge Smarties suggests that Nick be awarded half of her company (like a shareholder). In this case, he would profit from any success but would also lose should the world realize that there are no reasons for her popularity.