What's funny is that alimony and unfair property-division laws are starting to change (Massachusetts had a big overhaul) after women are starting to pay alimony and unfair property-division arrangements in larger numbers. I think women are now making about 1-2% of all alimony payments (roughly 0% even 10 or 20 years ago), but it's enough for a cry that alimony is unfair. And one human being leeching off another human being for an entire lifetime - with no reciprocity - and the payer can be thrown in jail for non-payment - is beyond unfair. It's like 13th Amendment unfair.
But changes in alimony and unfair property and pension-division laws are not going to change existing settlements. I guess more and more of the public is starting to see these recipients as scum. That's at least a small relief.
Yeah, well, "stipulated agreement" sometimes means that you can either agree to it - or pay lots of money to an attorney - and then still agree to it or get it ordered by a judge. There are also stipulated agreements with the Mafia.

