Marriage contract?

[KalMaverick]

Well, I guess I am going to add her name to the house...

Basically the same as when we lived in a flat and paid that landlords' bond.

Except it was an expense you both had, this is you buying an asset and making her pay a quarter of it for 0% of anything.

I mean seriously? Who the hell makes their spouse pay rent to stay with them.

Please for your own sake see a therapist.

 

[Sinbad]

Marriage is a partnership.

For that reason, I got married ANC with accrual.
Prior assets were valued and declared, and that value (plus inflation growth) remains ours individually, but any growth in the joint estate is split 50/50 should anything happen.

I earn a lot more than her. She does a lot more to keep the household running than I do. Symbiotic relationship...


The ANC is not planning for divorce. It's actually protection for her in case I go out on my own in business (or for me in case she does) so that her stuff can't be attached by creditors etc should things go pear shaped. And a side-effect is that she'll get treated fairly should the marriage itself go pearshaped.

 

[bokdrol]

You clever IT uys should find out who she is and warn her on FB or something. What a bumhole.

 

[Batista]

You clever IT uys should find out who she is and warn her on FB or something. What a bumhole.

Relax dude, its not all about giving the woman the bad end of the stick.Some of use have side businesses and need to protect each other from that if something should go wrong.

 

[akescpt]

No, I wouldn't go half. But if your partner contributed something into a property then upon divorce, pay her back at least what she paid in. Why should only the one partner gain everything and the other nothing in a divorce?

I totally understand the need for a contract to protect the partner's assets in a case of divorce, but the above sounds like "How can I screw my partner in divorce and give them nothing."

Everything gained in the marriage is 50/50. But assets accumulated before stays whomever it is.

 

[KalMaverick]

Relax dude, its not all about giving the woman the bad end of the stick.Some of use have side businesses and need to protect each other from that if something should go wrong.

Pretty sure bokdrol is referring to CamiKaze not the OP, keeping that in mind, your post is not relevant.

 

[Seriously]

Marriage is a partnership.

For that reason, I got married ANC with accrual.
Prior assets were valued and declared, and that value (plus inflation growth) remains ours individually, but any growth in the joint estate is split 50/50 should anything happen.

I earn a lot more than her. She does a lot more to keep the household running than I do. Symbiotic relationship...


The ANC is not planning for divorce. It's actually protection for her in case I go out on my own in business (or for me in case she does) so that her stuff can't be attached by creditors etc should things go pear shaped. And a side-effect is that she'll get treated fairly should the marriage itself go pearshaped.

This. As I said the main aim is to protect your assets when the sharks storm in to take whatever they can when financial shirt hits the fan. Some see it as protection against his future life partner in a wife. My preacher insisted ANC when I got married eons ago as he was very busy at the time with divorces and remarrying people that made it better financially in life.