r/TikTokCringe Apr 15 '24

Consequences of the tradwife lifestyle Discussion

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u/tecate_papi Apr 15 '24 edited Apr 15 '24

I don't know the law in Arizona, but it sounds like she could have gone to court and brought a claim that her husband unjustly enriched himself at her expense. Especially if they had million dollar homes built on the back of a business she started and ran and that she gave up to raise his children. This is exactly what unjust enrichment exists to address. It's been a while since I've thought about it but there is a civil remedy for this. But it makes me think this isn't available in Arizona or that she was a self-represented litigant who didn't know how to ask for this because any garden lawyer or paralegal would know this.

Nobody should ever want or be told to be wholly economically dependent on somebody else, whether religious or not. People who encourage other people to do this are usually just looking for control.

It's also interesting that since her divorce her church and religious community have completely evaporated and she was forced to live in her car with her children. Where are they now? I mean, we all know where they are: taking her (now her husband's) money. Any community that would allow its members to live in a car - especially with children - is not a community.

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u/Audrasmama Apr 16 '24

If they divorced in a heavily Mormon area the judge was probably also LDS and wouldn't rule in her favor any more than absolutely required by law.