Kate Walsh and Ex Will Divide Assets with "Flip of a Coin"
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When it comes to divorce settlements, Kate Walsh is a real innovator.
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Following a reportedly tough round of negotiations, a judge ruled Friday that Walsh and her ex-husband Alex Young will divide some of their shared assets with -- literally! -- a coin toss. As reported at E! News, court papers say that some of the former couple's belongings will "be divided by alternating picks after the flip of a coin to determine who will pick first."
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In the rest of the divorce settlement announced Friday, Young will receive $627,000 from the Private Practice star, and half of her pay between the start of her Sept. 2007 marriage through their November 2008 separation.
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The actress, 42, gets to keep their L.A. home and "a piano," E! notes.
Walsh and Young, a movie executive, were married for just 14 months.
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22He has his own job so WHY does she have to pay him half of her pay ?? Does he have to give her half of his pay??? leech
El - you don't get it - if a woman who chooses not to have children but still stays home and is a lady who lunches, the man is still liable for her upkeep. Alimony is not awarded only when a woman (who has the right to choose right?) makes the decision to not have children. Alimony is awarded when a woman sits on her butt and spends the money her husband makes, not improving herself and expecting the world and this man to pay for her upkeep. Not all women who collect that monthly check are mothers. Wow, you really have a hard time accepting the fact that some women are really lazy. Some women believe that they are entitled to be taken care of which makes it hard to buy into that equal rights concept. But thanks for the quick "tutorial" on the difference between alimony and child support. Oh and child support isn't tax deductible and I can't tell you how many women I come across in my work who get sizeable child support but still can't keep fresh milk in the fridge but sure can shop. Alimony is a tired concept and if women want to enjoy equal rights then they should be forced to endure some sacrifices too. And how can you lay claim to 50% or more of child care when there's a whole generation of children in this country being raised by illegal aliens. Oh and el, by the way - I'm a woman. I pay my own way and my man pays his. We maintain our lifestyle together.
Alimony may be requested by either spouse in the event of a divorce. A judge decides who will (or will not) receive alimony dependent upon the income (and potential income) of both parties in the divorce, and "the lifestyle to which one has become accustomed." If both parties are working and make around the same amount of money, there is no reason to grant either party alimony. Child support is a whole other issue. Child support is based on who has physical custody of the child(ren), child care costs, and the income of both parents.
Well said El, well said!!
PS If men are so focused on equal rights then they should do 50% of child care. That would require them to take a step back from the work place and allow women to take a step in. Then everyone has equal earning potential.
Wrong. Alimony and child support are two different concepts. You still don't get it. Child support is money to help support the children's living expenses. Alimony is money for the spouse in place of a salary. This is because she has given up her access to a career, or at least a full time career, in many cases in order to raise the children. Because she has taken a step out of the work force, she no longer has the earning potential of her spouse. He, on the other hand, has invested in his career in a way he couldn't have if he had also had to take care of his children. In effect, HER career sacrifice makes HIS career success so she is entitled to some of that money.
I think it is funny that Kate really doesn't care about what he gets...goes to show you that she just wants out of the marriage...hmmm wonder what he did????
El, your concept of "alimony" is a joke. Women who don't have kids still ask for alimony..why is that? Because women still think they should be taken care of. Kids - that's child support. You say in effect that because the woman married the man, he's responsible for her well-being for the rest of her life. Yeah, that's fair. You crack me up though - big feminist aren't you?? Alimony is only okay when the woman get's the lion's share, property split is only okay if the man makes the sacrifice. El - you are a dinosaur. LOL but unfortunately if you read all these comments, you are just like a bunch of other women. Its okay for a man to have to pay a woman alimony but oh no - the man's a mooch otherwise...I think the word is hypocrite.
El - you are so full of it its funny, alimony totally contradicts the idea of equal rights. Its a woman's right to choose isn't it? Why should the man have to take out liability insurance to pay for the woman's choice to have kids? For women, alimony is only good when its the man who makes the sacrifice == read all the comments here. Women are ignorant when it comes to equal rights...do they want it or only when it works out for them?? Men just have to take what they get. Fortunately for this guy - it worked out, I can imagine he gave up alot to put up with this "star".
uhh...as it says above, "he is a movie executive." so YES he works! he gets half her assets because that's CA law.
The woman (?) married in like next to no time of knowing this guy, puts on a ridiculously huge wedding then divorces just as quickly. Seriously narcissistic and frankly, you got to wonder about her husband. Kate Walsh is as close to looking, walking and talking like a drag queen as anyone I've ever seen in the business. Looks like a dude. The guy got lucky if you ask me by getting out when he did. Walsh is an old, fame seeking hag who once this sorry spin off ends, will have no career. Not much to lose there dude.
PEOPLE DON'T TRY LONG ENOUGH!
Didn't the guy work? Does she get half of his money that he earned. He's obviously a mooch.
Kate Rocks. Happy she is rid of the loser! Her boyfriend now is alot hotter! Alex was ugly and got fat!
The people who say that turn about is fair play really have no idea about the purpose of alimony. Alimony is so that the half of the couple (almost always the woman) who takes time out of a career (usually to raise the couple's children) will be supported in the event of a separation. The wife, even if she goes back to work, usually has sacrificed moving up the career ladder while the husband has been able to commit himself full time to work because of the wife's home labor. This case is just a division of the assets from the marriage because money acquired during the relationship belongs to both of them under California law.
Could you please tell me why movie stars bother to get married in the first place. Their egos are larger than the Empire State Building and they always need that extra special attention. Give me a break. Why I am at it I think Kate Walsh's soon to be ex is one handsome devil. She couldn't do better. There is just something about her that is not that attractive. Also, Why I love Private Practice. Kate Walsh is fast becoming the resident slut of that program. Tell her to clean up her act. Or I might just have to cross her off of my shows to watch. I hate to do that because I do enjoy all of the other actors and actresses on the program.
So Unfair to Kate that she has to give him half her pay and $$$$ upfront. Why can't He get a job?!
Hey Nicole, women have been taking half of men's pay for years ok? It's called equal rights sister, he provided her with the stable homelife so she was able to go out and act on that crappy tv show. Funny how women get all up in arms when it comes to their money but demand that men pay alimony and such.
That is an interesting way to divide things in a divorce!
He made out like a bandit didn't he. Why should he get half of her pay? Was he working?