Posted: 4/3/2007 9:46:20 AM EDT
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Call me selfish, but since I am heading down the road of marraige, I want to protect myself. In short I have a woman, one of the goods ones you can't seem to find many of. But... I want to protect myself against divorce down the road. I have thought about a safety depost box at a bank, or just socking some extra money somewhere secret. Any other tips on how to protect yourself during a divorce? |
In general, property that was yours before the marriage would remain separate property and thus would still be yours following a divorce. It's pretty cut and dry with some assets, not so with others. Speak to an attorney licensed to practice in your state for the best advice. |
| A good woman shouldn't have a problem with a prenup, it only states that they can't have stuff that wasn't theirs and vice versa. Queue the people telling you it means you shouldn't marry her if you don't ignore the staggering divorce rate and just assume nothing could ever go wrong in your life. |
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Those are good questions. Nobody thinks they will get divorced when they get married, but it tends to happen........a lot. Good for you for having your head out of your a$$ (unlike some of us  )Best of luck, man. vmax84 And believe me...........divorce is emotionally and green backs expensive. |
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Just do what I did and find a woman who has more money that you do! I have five kids with my ex-wife and I pay child support to her. I will be doing that for another 14 years or so. I have some guitars and guns, but that's about it for assets. My soon-to-be new wife has more to lose in marriage than I do. But I don't intend to have to find-out what divorce would be like with her. We're best friends and we adore each other. She's so good that if for some reason this were ever to go sour, that's it for me. I'll NEVER remarry again. This one's so good that I'll lose ALL faith in relationships if this were to not cut it. I'd just get a dog and live out my days as a hermit. One thing's for sure, the dog will never just up and leave you (but he will die on you someday). 
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