prenuptual agreements

[adren@line]

Assuming you are rich, well off, or have alot of stuff, would you make your significant other sign a pre-nup before you get married?

If I was well off, I would get a pre-nup, and this is based on a few realities I have noticed:

1. Men usually get screwed in divorces.
2. Women usually demand more in a divorce (like spousal support even if they work).
3. More men are in favor of pre-nups.
4. More women are opposed to pre-nups.
5. The divorce rate is close to 60%
6. Alot of desi women are gold diggers (and many arent, as well).
7. Desi moms (on the grooms side) love to give lots of jewelry and family hierlooms to the bride.

This should especially be relevant if you live in California, where the divorce and marriage laws are soo anti-male, it is ridiculous.

(For example, a California law states that if a man dates a single-mother, and the child becomes attached to the man, the MAN can be liable for child support EVEN if the child is not his.)

The way I see it, its a form of insurance.

[ThreeFiddy]

Yeah I'd get a pre-nup. I have a very strict "trust noone, everyone's an asshole" phillosophy.

[ZzoO]

did intorelable cruelty bring this about?.. but yeah def sign a prenup... i mean the whole bullshit about it shows you dont trust the person... but it does show you love the person and dont care about the money....

[methodman535]

While a prenup certainly wont hurt the richer party I am sure it can still be contested in court. For instance if there is a child born, forget it. Also...perhaps one partner could still sue the other for emotional distress and percentage of business earnings due to the fact that ermm....scraping the bottom of the barrel here but perhaps cuz:

1. A girl gave up her career and school to be a full time entertaining "escort" for a guy who used her to further his social standing but she got a raw deal. Prenup wouldnt prevent her from filing something specific like that would it?

2. A guy gives a verbal assrance that if the girl splits mortgage payments, she will of course get half the house IF they get married and maybe "something fair" if they separate. Well no written promise but she could still contest something like that against the prenup paper.

3. She files for pain and suffering in a verbally abusive relationship? Lol....anything can happen when you get lawyers involved.

[paulie walnuts]

lol, do you guys know about the anna nicole smith situation? not only did that old guy specifically keep her out of his will, he made her sign an iron-clad pre-nup. guess what happened? she gets awarded $400 Million after contesting it in court. guess what her claim was? a VERBAL claim by the old guy that he would give her "half of everything he had".

LOL, the court system in this country is a fucking joke. a prenup by NO means guarantees you any safety (if youre the richer party - usually the guy).

[adren@line]

yeah i just came to realize that.

Pre nups in the US dont really protect anyone against these gold diggin biatches.

In Canada however, they actually uphold the prenup and leave little if no room for interpretation of the document. The pre-nup is taken word-for-word.

[Tigr]

That's why marriages are on the decline among the 'once bitten' crowd....you work your whole life, and the ex is enjoying your money with a new lover, and you come home and cook on a hotplate. Sometimes the pussy ain't worth it.

[ThreeFiddy]

Marriage is a fucking pipe dream.

This is all.

[ishiqa]

i am opposed to pre nupt. i think people should never get divorce in the first place.

[adren@line]

assuming ishiqq is a female, ... it figures.

as far as divorce:

shit happens.

[ishiqa]

divorce might happen to other people, bot not to me. i believe that when you marry someone, it should be a lifetime thing. i also would never choose a man by the content of his bank account or what secure future he might offer me. those things i can get foir myself tho it will take longer.
money isn't everything, there are plenty of rich unhappy peoplre in this world.

[paulie walnuts]

divorce might happen to other people, bot not to me. i believe that when you marry someone, it should be a lifetime thing. i also would never choose a man by the content of his bank account or what secure future he might offer me. those things i can get foir myself tho it will take longer.
money isn't everything, there are plenty of rich unhappy peoplre in this world.

ok so if, for whatever reason, you end up divorced (NOBODY thinks theyre gonna get divorced, but it happens sometimes). would you ask for the 50% of his wealth or no? i think i know the answer.

and if you KNOW youll never get divorced, whats the harm? a pre-nup will never be relevant.