Prenuptial Agreement

[Taylorlove 0]

Pre-nuptual agreements can also provide legal protection, and help in keeping a married couple financially afloat in some very common situations.

1. Wife gets sued (why? do people even need a reason any more?) and loses. The lawsuit awards millions of dollars. The wife has nothing left. Without a pre-nup, the husband's assets and income are "common property", and he has nothing either. Now, they both have nothing.

2. Husband brings a lot of debt into the marriage. Wife makes a lot of money, but they can't get a mortgage because of husband's debt. With a pre-nup that separates finances, this wouldn't be a problem.

3. Bankruptcy. A pre-nup can make it so that you may file bankruptcy separately. The bank will only get half of the couple's assets, instead of all of them.

A pre-nup isn't just for divorces, it legally defines separation of property. Personally, a couple can work their finances however they wish, but on paper they should be separate entities. Everybody knows you should never put all your eggs in one basket, and in finances this is the cardinal rule. In these cases, a pre-nup is protecting the family, not planning for their demise. It is irresponsible in this day and age not to have a pre-nup.

A few off-shore island bank accounts are good too.

I'm in 100% absolute agreement with you Jan & Steve. Those are very well noted reasons why some will want to participate in a pre-nup, me included. Take my brother who got married to his now ex-wife monster, came here looking to gain UK citizenship, who not only managed that but also took a house off him plus half the house they lived in to which now he has to sell. Aside anything personal here, I just agree with Jan & Steve. You go.

[BTalley 0]

I'm torn on this and just do not know what to do.

It's not even really complicated for me. I have a house that I MUST KEEP in the event Svetlana decides some day that she no longer wants to be married to me. That's it. No business interests. No valuables. I just cannot afford to lose a house I have worked my life to for.

It SHOULD be simple, because --- as fortune would have it --- Svetlana owns a flat in St. Petersburg that she inherited from her uncle.

So she keeps the property in St. Petersburg, I keep my property in USA. That's really all I would want my prenup to say.

But if I do not get one . . . would a judge see it like that?

[payxibka 10,045]

State dependant.... Some states keep pre-marital assets out of the equation....

[Teacher Mark 53]

Take a stroll through some of these stories and then decide:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showforum=127

We talked about it before I came here but we didn't do it, we both agreed it wasn't necessary. I told him I was gonna get married once and for life, he's stuck with me. And I don't believe in divorce. Yes people can change blah blah blah, we'll be optimistic and work on our problems when they arrive.

PS: I would feel terrible if I came to the States without discussing that and he wanted a pre-nup. People should cover every possible detail about life (finances, kids, work, everything) before commiting to marriage.

i shoulda got a bedroom pre-nup so i can get some sleep

I'm with you bro!

We talked about it before I came here but we didn't do it, we both agreed it wasn't necessary. I told him I was gonna get married once and for life, he's stuck with me. And I don't believe in divorce. Yes people can change blah blah blah, we'll be optimistic and work on our problems when they arrive.

PS: I would feel terrible if I came to the States without discussing that and he wanted a pre-nup. People should cover every possible detail about life (finances, kids, work, everything) before commiting to marriage.

i shoulda got a bedroom pre-nup so i can get some sleep

then u'd never sleep in our bedroom due to your snoring that is not healthy for my sleep

And Thuy's with you on that one! I bought her earplugs.

Edited July 11, 2008 by WideAwakeInTheUSA

[Fandango 1,439]

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