1) what about wife is working?
If that's the case, generally is better than if wife is a total housewife...
If she is working, the higher her income, the lower the husband needs to support her lifestyle...
If she is earning substantially higher than her husband, then in theory, the husband can apply for 0 maintenance for her and she can fight for $1 maintenance from the husband for herself...
But even if she is earning substantially higher than her husband, generally the judge may still order the husband to financially support the children...
There are viscous wife who just want to zap the husband financially though she is fully capable of supporting the kids herself giving her substantially higher income or assets in her possession...