Should You Have a Prenup if You’re Broke? A lot of people will say that you only need a prenuptial agreement if you have something to protect—a premarital asset like a house or inheritance—in the case of a divorce. So, if you and your spouse get married young and you’ve…
Squandering Assets Can you squander your assets in order to prevent your spouse from getting any money from you? After all, you can’t be ordered to pay an alimony settlement if you’ve gambled all the money away in Las Vegas, right? Technically speaking, a judge cannot order you to make…
When You’ve Used Separate Funds and Marital Funds While you’re likely to get separate funds that you’ve invested in a home, you may have to split equity that was accrued after the marriage. If your relative passes away and leaves you an inheritance, that inheritance is generally considered to be…
Five Ways to Keep Inheritance Separate Put Cash in a Separate Account If you inherit cash, or if you sell the assets you inherit for cash, you may want to consider putting the resulting cash in a separate account, preferably one that your spouse does not have access to. Your…
Five Things to Consider about the “Trad-Wife Movement” The “trad-wife” movement, short for “traditional wife” refers to the growing number of social media influencers glorifying traditional gender roles where the woman stays at home and the man works. While this could be beneficial for some couples, not all couples would…
How to Survive and Thrive When Your Marriage Ends