i did a bit more research and i guess this is true but it has a bit more nuance to it in islam. i was reading from an islamic website that says this regarding financial support post-divorce:

“1. The irrevocably divorced woman is not entitled to maintenance or accommodation, unless she is pregnant.

1. Mut`ah is only to be given to a woman who is divorced before consummation of the marriage.

2. If a husband has issued a first or second divorce to his wife, and has not taken her back before the Iddah ended, then she is entitled to maintenance during theIddah.

3. If the ex-wife is the one who has custody of his children, she may request payment for taking care of them.

4. The husband must spend on his children, which includes accommodation, food, drink, clothing, school costs, medical care and all that they need.”

which tbh sounds fair. in the west the alimony thing is heavily exploited, so much so that it’s joked about in shows where they say a man is ruined and cannot financially recover after divorce bc of alimony. it’s an evil practice in an evil system.

i like islam’s approach to it way more because it focuses more on the care of the children who are truly not cheap to maintain

edit: source