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Originally Posted by MTUpower
Yup it is. Do you really think a husband or wife gets to keep from their spouse money they earned while married?  Maybe in entitlement world people get divorced so they can have a bigger welfare check, but in the real world a married couple's finances are joint. Perhaps you may in the future understand "small things" like that actually make a difference. |
I THINK you can keep separate accounts but I am not sure that you can so easily separate the finances in the eyes of the law. Lets say my father bought me a house and we lived in it. Is that totally mine? Sure. However, if we divorce, I THINK it would be hard to prove beyond reasonable doubt that none of HER earnings went towards the maintenance of the house and therefore it would be hard to cut her out. OTOH, if we got divorced right after my parents bought me the house, I think that case is easy. After a bunch of years, I think it is now muddy waters.