Hope, no one pays alimony if you were unemployed only for a MONTH and prior to that you made over 100k, probably more than him! No one will award you alimony. He’s not protecting your husband. He’s telling you that your unemployment is irrelevant here. In addition you became unemployed after you two already didn’t live together and already filed for divorce.

Judge won’t care if you are employed or not. For you to receive alimony you have to ask for it in divorce. No one will award anything if you don’t ask for it. If you believe you have a chance, of course you can ask for alimony. And you can tell the judge you lost your job.

But I’d be in shock if you got it. There don’t appear to be any basis for alimony here. Were you dependent on your husband in the course of your marriage?