whoever makes less in the relationship and would like to keep the same lifestyle can go after alimony

A court summary of the divorce case showed that Sylvia Pardo filed for a dissolution of marriage on March 24, 2008. The summary indicated she and Bruce Pardo reached a settlement on Dec. 18 and were separated after about two years of marriage. Court documents show Sylvia Pardo got the couple's dog, the wedding ring and $10,000 in the settlement agreement, while he got the house. In June, the court ordered Bruce Pardo to pay $1,785 a month in spousal support and put him on a payment plan of $450 a month for $3,570 that was unpaid. Pardo's attorney said the man had trouble making the payments after he lost his job in July, but spousal support was waived in the settlement signed earlier this month. Pardo wrote in a legal declaration that he had been denied a severance package from his previous employer and state unemployment payments in August. He said he was "desperately seeking" work. He also complained in a court declaration that his estranged wife was living with her parents, not paying rent, and had spent lavishly on a luxury car, gambling trips to Las Vegas, meals at fine restaurants, massages and golf lessons. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gm6-_k-0T2iGWVOGoVqXVg8I4HogD95ALBP80 Not sure what article you are referring to but Bruce Jeffrey Pardo was not getting any alimony payments from Sylvia Ortega, his ex-wife.