![]() ![]() Wild” wannabe there’s a whole new “wild” to be conquered: see number 4 (jail) for an additional 63 points. When Johnny Law eventually catches up to the “Man Vs. In either case, it’s at least an additional 30 stress points. If you have gone off the grid, numbers 20 and 21 relating to the mortgage are also going to be an issue unless she gets the house. Going off the grid is going to lead to some sexual difficulties (#13) whether it is desire, performance, or frequency for an additional 39 stress points. If the man is also planning on going off the grid and moving to paradise, then whether he has been fired (#8), retired (#10), or just changed his line of work (#36) there is additional stress. So now let’s look back at that stress score of 240 points for the guy going through a divorce. Most states, in keeping with federal mandates, have enacted criminal penalties for those who fall behind in their child support payments. If you fall behind on these payments you begin to accrue an arrearage that must be paid off. For example, a dentist who was making $200,000 a year prior to his divorce with two kids in elementary school and wife who is not working, would have to pay around $400 per week in child support depending on the state. ![]() The way this is done is courts impute income whether or not it actually exists. These laws are designed to prevent people from quitting a good-paying job in order to pursue a fantasy life of sleeping outdoors and eating what they kill.Īnd, while I am sure that you would be quite comfortable sitting on a warm beach somewhere with a few changes of clothes and a fishing boat, the laws have been designed to afford your children – and to some degree your spouse – the lifestyle they had become accustomed to. This has happened enough times that there are actually laws regarding such activities. ![]() If you are having these thoughts of taking advantage of your newfound freedom by quitting your job and leaving your worries behind, then believe me when I say you are not the first and will not be the last man to do so. Now, if you quit your job, that same girl you were impressing so many years ago won’t be able to collect her alimony and child support that seemingly is funding her lifestyle. Wild” thing and surviving out in the wilderness with your Rambo knife and a book of matches. Most of you reading this now, like myself, have dreamed of doing the “Man Vs. Divorce can cause you to contemplate getting rid of the everyday stress of work and do what you always wanted.Īfter all, the real reason that you wanted the big job was to impress the girls so one of them would marry you, right?ĭon’t lie. Notice that the second most stressful event is going through a divorce. If you add up the scores associated with the stressful event, that’s 240 stress points. If you are going through a divorce (#2) in all likelihood you are also going through a separation (#3), there is a change in your financial state (#16), an increase in arguments with your wife (#19) and presumably trouble with the in-laws (#24). It’s probable that you are currently experiencing at least one of, if not several of, these events currently. The picture to the right lists the 25 most stressful events in a person’s life, according to. Divorce is likely one of the most stressful times in your life. ![]()
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