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I was a stay-at-home mom for 30 years.

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I raised a child that was autistic.

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He is now flourishing and has a career.

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And that's because I stay home with him.

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I sacrificed my career and my life for him.

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And now you're going to come up with a bill

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that slaps me in the face again.

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For everything that I've given up and
everything that I've

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done, you're saying to me, well,
retroactively, we're going to

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take away what you have.

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We sat down and did mediation, and my ex-
husband said,

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I really want to keep my 401k.

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And he put a mortgage on my home, and I

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did not know that he took out this huge
mortgage.

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He said, if you will pay the payments out of

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the alimony and let me keep my 401k, then I

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will give you permanent alimony without having
to go to

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court.

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I had no money to get an attorney and pay

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to go to court.

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So I took this deal.

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And I have been finding this bill for 10
years.

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And I'm not real healthy.

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I have diabetes and thyroid and all kinds of
issues.

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And this is so stressful to us every year.

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And if you look around this room, these are
all

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rich, wealthy men, millionaires that are
bringing this for us.