For a buy out, No I don't have the 1 million in my 1/2, but the truth is if the business which is 1/2 hers is not making but 1/4 its previous income, alimony is not there to give. The court could award her all the assets but I cant see them putting me in debters prison if "our" business is not generating an income. Substantiating the downturn in the business to show that it is not due to neglect would be easy and also truthful. Where it gets problamatic is if I were to willfully want to change careers. It sounds like in order for the court to keep such things from being abused they are obligated to say "no"