Hello friend,
You should pray to christian god at night wife no take half money and run off with man more sexy.
I just joke. I wish you have marriage long and happy since you can only marry 1 wife.
Good luck bro
Married w/ prenup?
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Hello friend,
You should pray to christian god at night wife no take half money and run off with man more sexy.
I just joke. I wish you have marriage long and happy since you can only marry 1 wife.
Good luck bro
Grow some balls. A piece of paper won't save you if someone, even a girl, is out to rape you. DIY. And get the prenup anyway, it will establish your control.
"Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow (wo)man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of themself without that law is both"
"Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow (wo)man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of themself without that law is both"
I am getting married next year and here is my advice
1) Get a prenup that states that business accounts and assets are off limits for calculating divorce settlements in the event of a divorce. She won't really balk at this, this is where most divorce cases get hairy, and you can tell her it is for business liability reasons. Which is true. This is a simple prenup and shouldn't start the relationship off on a bad foot by having something that is super strict or explicit.
2) If you don't own a house yet but are planning on buying one, buy before you get married. Whatever you put in as the down payment is yours in the event of a divorce, and any monthly payments you made before you got married.
3) Be careful of co-mingled accounts. Keep some money is an account that her name isn't on. This doesn't mean hide money from her, but it is ok to have accounts with with just your name. Once the money is in there, don't pay for stuff you share, this co-mingles the money. You can transfer money from this to a joint account, then pay for shared items.
Things will vary state by state, but after speaking with several lawyers this is the approach I am going to take. Don't complicate things by making a very specific prenup, most likely won't end well. Just make it exclude business assets and watch out for co-mingled funds, and you should be OK. But if you get divorced you're still going to lose money no matter what. So don't get married if you think it could end this way.
Also, if you do a prenup it needs to be done at least 6 months before getting married and she also needs to have an independent lawyer review the prenup with her. Otherwise it most likely won't hold up.
1) Get a prenup that states that business accounts and assets are off limits for calculating divorce settlements in the event of a divorce. She won't really balk at this, this is where most divorce cases get hairy, and you can tell her it is for business liability reasons. Which is true. This is a simple prenup and shouldn't start the relationship off on a bad foot by having something that is super strict or explicit.
2) If you don't own a house yet but are planning on buying one, buy before you get married. Whatever you put in as the down payment is yours in the event of a divorce, and any monthly payments you made before you got married.
3) Be careful of co-mingled accounts. Keep some money is an account that her name isn't on. This doesn't mean hide money from her, but it is ok to have accounts with with just your name. Once the money is in there, don't pay for stuff you share, this co-mingles the money. You can transfer money from this to a joint account, then pay for shared items.
Things will vary state by state, but after speaking with several lawyers this is the approach I am going to take. Don't complicate things by making a very specific prenup, most likely won't end well. Just make it exclude business assets and watch out for co-mingled funds, and you should be OK. But if you get divorced you're still going to lose money no matter what. So don't get married if you think it could end this way.
Also, if you do a prenup it needs to be done at least 6 months before getting married and she also needs to have an independent lawyer review the prenup with her. Otherwise it most likely won't hold up.
Like your advice, majorbta. Resonates with a lot of research I've made.
I didn't realize how fucked up divorce laws are and what a big step marriage is for guys until I did this research.
Women should be thanking their men for taking on such a big risk in the name of love.
Wanted to ask, what about the standard of living clause?
If you're making high six figures but have a modest standard of living (saving or reinvesting the rest), can you be held liable to pay for a higher standard of living simply based on your income?
Also, if you're paying child support, is there any way to ensure the amount you are paying goes to the child?
Just wondering if you covered these issues.
I didn't realize how fucked up divorce laws are and what a big step marriage is for guys until I did this research.
Women should be thanking their men for taking on such a big risk in the name of love.
Wanted to ask, what about the standard of living clause?
If you're making high six figures but have a modest standard of living (saving or reinvesting the rest), can you be held liable to pay for a higher standard of living simply based on your income?
Also, if you're paying child support, is there any way to ensure the amount you are paying goes to the child?
Just wondering if you covered these issues.