Wife’s Compensation for Husband’s Medical Degree?

Question of the Day:

Are there provisions for the spouses of people that have completed difficult schooling to be a high paying professional, such as a doctor? I stayed with my husband and helped raise his children and run the household all during medical school and now in his residency he is divorcing me. – Melissa

Answer:

Melissa: Some states say a medical degree or license has value as marital property. Others do not, but make it a consideration for determining alimony.