[unanswered]

How? With a divorce, GP commenter will be required to continue supporting his* ex-wife's hobbies financially, now without any option to balance then with his own earning. He will not be permitted to earn less and reduce the spending proportionally.

On top of that if there are any kids he will be required to take up a portion of her only responsibility.

* Statistics-based assumption

[throwaway472021]

He can move to any country that doesn't have debt collection agreement with US (assuming he's from US). Like Philippines or New Zealand. Or just make himself judgement-proof. Convert his savings to Bitcoin, quit his job and work cash jobs. Court cannot force him to earn less.

[giantg2]

Then they'll issue an arrest warrant.

[throwaway472021]

No they won't. Debt is a civil matter, not criminal.

[giantg2]

Unpaid child support will result in an arrest warrant in many states. The debt itself may be civil, but it's a crime to avoid the court mandated payments.

My father in law was in a coma for a while and the child support payments stopped and he went broke from the lack of job and medical bills. They arrested him multiple times after that because he wasn't paying. Of course that gave him a criminal record and made it much harder to get a job.

[atat7024]

Until convicted.

[shostack]

What do you mean by "not permitted to earn less?"

[unanswered]

If you're under some sort of child support and/or alimony, courts will often interpret losing a job as an attempt to dodge payment, and will not reduce payment to match the new circumstances.

[burnished]

Are you a divorce lawyer? Please substantiate your claims with credentials.

[asciimike]

http://www.realworlddivorce.com/ is a great resource on this subject

[unanswered]

Are you a credentials expert? Please substantiate your loaded questions with credentials.