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One of the articles I wrote for The Huffington Post regarding alimony brought up a lot of emotion from women who have been raising children and feel they deserve to be paid for the service. It seems that some feel that marriage is a contract and when that contract is broken, the person who broke the marriage must pay — and pay dearly.

It may sound surprising, but plenty of cultures do have marriage contracts. For instance, in Judaism, it is called a Ketubah. The Ketubah, as described on Judaism 101, spells out the husband’s obligations to the wife during marriage, the conditions of inheritance upon his death, and obligations regarding the child support. It also provides for the wife’s support in the event of divorce. There are standard conditions; however, additional conditions can be included by mutual agreement.

via Lee Block: Divorce And The Marriage Contract.