Me thinks that all thoughts are wise and probably true.
Divorces are public record. Sometimes you have to write to the courthouse or pay a small fee. Then they mail the records. One time I looked at his first divorce. The terms were very, very expensive.
They never tell you what you really want to know. Like, the real reasons for the divorce. You know, that ought to be a requirement. Parents should not be allowed to break up children's homes without publicly declaring the reason(s) why living is untenable. All I saw was that she filed for it, there was a normal waiting period, and he married a 21-year old on the next major holiday as soon as the waiting period was over. Sounds kind of vindictive. Unless there'd been a pre-existing affair waiting in the wings. Can you imagine being a woman with 3 growing children by a man, probably married at least 15 years, being about 35 years old and then as soon as your divorce is finalized, he marries a child bride. In his 40s! Just not very nice.
When I left for college, my parents only gave me $1000, maybe 6 months of housing, a little no-good health insurance, $800 to pay off a dead car, and a replacement 15-year old car, and during one year, $900 in food. Other than those stop-the-bleed donations, I paid my way with work wages, a small scholarship & I think a couple Pell Grants but maybe not. Compare that to Noory paying 100% of everything for 2 or 3 kids' four years' tuition, books, housing, food, allowance, and transportation while in college. Wow. Just wow. His ex-wife really took care of making him pay for the kids' educations. While I once went 6 years without a pizza and had no entertainment budget whatsoever. Jealous? Yes.
I read in his papers there was alimony. It seemed typical for his income.
I remember he was required to pay for something like a horse's care until a certain time when the (gasp) horse would be traded for a car. Geez, not a pet, I guess. I just can't relate. You have an animal for 18 years and it's not a pet. Wow. Just, wow. But, they were a different class of people than I am. The horse was stabled somewhere else, not really a pet in the sense I think of one.
The terms were predictable, but the college education thing must have cost a fortune.
I have no idea where, or maybe even when, his second divorce was. Probably just as expensive.
So that 21-year old who married a man rebounding in his 40s suffered some hard years, it looks like. Maybe I'm wrong, but seems like he couldn't support her to the standard she signed up for. Can you imagine being spoiled by an older man during his divorce, and then face reality when a huge chunk of all his paychecks are siphoned off to his first family? It seems he had some rough financial years.
What I'd like to know is why unpaid bridal supplies were on his credit report about 10 years ago. Didn't make any sense. Were they leftover charges regarding his 2nd wedding? Was it for a daughter? Or does he wear fancy garters and veils to bed?
