Amy Williams, 38, never imagined she'd end up a single mother of two paying alimony to an ex-husband. Yet that's where the media executive found herself when her 10-year marriage dissolved in 2004.
During the early years of the relationship, Williams (whose name was changed here due to privacy concerns) supported her husband while he completed a doctorate in history. The assumption, she says, was that he would find a job in academia. That day never arrived. He was unable to find work but also didn't want to be the primary caregiver for their kids. So Williams paid for child care.
