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yes.
and it's BECAUSE I trust someone that a pre nup would prevail.
Never understood the mindset that Pre nups presume a level of distrust...Its actually a matter of trusting the person will abide or respect the pre existing property or assets....
yes.
and it's BECAUSE I trust someone that a pre nup would prevail.
Never understood the mindset that Pre nups presume a level of distrust...Its actually a matter of trusting the person will abide or respect the pre existing property or assets....
What is marriage to you?
What does marriage mean to you?
My mother was a stay at home mom. My father had properties and a business when they married. If they had divorced should she have been left with nothing? They did not build much wealth during the marriage because of expenses of raising children, etc. The wealth came from dad's assets that he had before the marriage. The real estate and business were placed in both their names because they were - *Married*. I don't know what kind of person would live in a home in which they could be evicted by their own spouse.
Otherwise, don't marry, it is not necessary to marry. Pre-nups are a copout. You want the rights that come with marriage (over one thousand special rights) but not the responsibilities.
*Married*. I don't know what kind of person would live in a home in which they could be evicted by their own spouse.
Otherwise, don't marry, it is not necessary to marry. Pre-nups are a copout. You want the rights that come with marriage (over one thousand special rights) but not the responsibilities.
Obviously the prenup cannot say I can leave you any time and toss you out on the street. OTOH it should protect you in case wifey says when I get bored of you I can use the court system to take half of your wealth and stick you with $100k in legal bills.
Nobody gets married thinking about divorce but it >50% of the time it happens. and of that >80% are initiated by the woman. Unfortunately there are a lot of low quality women out there and many of them are quite attractive to men.
Julius Caesar never thought Brutus would stab him in the back, George Washington never tough Benedict Arnold would betray him...
My mother was a stay at home mom. My father had properties and a business when they married. If they had divorced should she have been left with nothing? They did not build much wealth during the marriage because of expenses of raising children, etc. The wealth came from dad's assets that he had before the marriage. The real estate and business were placed in both their names because they were - *Married*. I don't know what kind of person would live in a home in which they could be evicted by their own spouse.
Otherwise, don't marry, it is not necessary to marry. Pre-nups are a copout. You want the rights that come with marriage (over one thousand special rights) but not the responsibilities.
So a prenup could have protected your mom in this situation. The default law could have left her with very little if they did not build any assets during the marriage.
A prenup might be more designed to protect assets in a very short marriage, but can also be used to guarantee rights for a dependent spouse in a longer marriage.
Remember, a prenup is simply a contract, both parties can negotiate over the specifics and either party can choose not to sign if they don't like it.
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