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To be honest, I completely disagree with alimony altogether today. Its simply not necessary. As another poster said, people know when they go into marriages what they bring to the table. If someone is choosing to be a stay at home parent nowdays, that is fine, but they cant split at the drop of a dime and expect to be taken care of for years to come. There is always the option to get a skill/education BEFORE they marry, so that if they divorce, it wont be so crippling.
I certainly think alimony payments should cease in the wake of this free school legislation for single moms:
Obama's 'Moms Return to School' Government Grant Scholarship (http://ezinearticles.com/?Obamas-Moms-Return-to-School-Government-Grant-Scholarship&id=2397625 - broken link)
Absolutely agree.... Your mother is a very wise woman.
She is pretty wise when it comes to money. The woman can stretch a dollar like no one I've ever known. All her life she's made minimal money, but has managed quite well just the same.
I certainly think alimony payments should cease in the wake of this free school legislation for single moms:
Obama's 'Moms Return to School' Government Grant Scholarship (http://ezinearticles.com/?Obamas-Moms-Return-to-School-Government-Grant-Scholarship&id=2397625 - broken link)
Great just what we needed, more sexist legislation. As if single fathers wouldn't like to go to school. This is just one more example of men being marginalized by western society.
My friend is dating a wealthy guy (millionaire) and they've started talking about marriage. He hasn't mentioned her signing a pre nup yet but she's expecting him to bring it up but she's not sure how she feels about being asked to sign one. She said she feels that asking to sign a pre nup is a form of distrust because it's basically saying he doesn't trust her or the relationship so he has to protect himself and what's the point in marrying someone who doesn't trust you.
I think that signing one is a good idea. I'm sure most people can relate to a relationship gone VERY bad, and even though starting out they don't think that person would ever screw them over, it happens. He could turn around and say she is after his money if she is against signing it. JMO.
I think that signing one is a good idea. I'm sure most people can relate to a relationship gone VERY bad, and even though starting out they don't think that person would ever screw them over, it happens. He could turn around and say she is after his money if she is against signing it. JMO.
Yes that's basically what I told her. I told her not to look at the pre nup being about her persay but just being prepared for things that could happen in the future which neither of them can vouch for in the present. But she keep insisting its a form of distrust.
My friend is dating a wealthy guy (millionaire) and they've started talking about marriage. He hasn't mentioned her signing a pre nup yet but she's expecting him to bring it up but she's not sure how she feels about being asked to sign one. She said she feels that asking to sign a pre nup is a form of distrust because it's basically saying he doesn't trust her or the relationship so he has to protect himself and what's the point in marrying someone who doesn't trust you.
Is being asked to sign a pre nup a bad thing?
Would you sign one? Why/why not?
Sometimes the person who is talking so much about distrust is exactly the person not to be trusted. An opportunity to marry a millionare? It's more a sign of mistrust that she has an issue with the prenup--after all it's not her money.
She should have an attorney on her side too to make sure the terms are reasonable!!
Especially when you are older, have children and/or a business to protect, and perhaps your relative assets differ substantially, a pre-marital agreement is usually a good idea. It protects you both, though often one person has more to protect, but often for very good reasons.
Overall, about half of marriages fail, and when they do, civility and fairness are rarely exercised virtues. Handling the financial (and maybe some other) issues up front ensures fairness, and actually shows there is trust and respect entering the relationship. Many people have the really moronic idea that such agreements imply lack of trust and a problem in the relationship, which is the furthest thing from the truth in most cases.
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Great just what we needed, more sexist legislation. As if single fathers wouldn't like to go to school. This is just one more example of men being marginalized by western society.
Would you sign a Pre Nup?
