I don't think my W has any idea about where she is going to live yet (still up to 2 months away) and I havent asked for obvious reasons. Should we be coming up together with a fair budget for her?
Yeah her credit card draws from a joint account, obviously that would be one of the 1st changes. Once that happens, the limit is her problem.
I will ask about the job situation. and the house.
I am most confused about the splitting of the accounts. We have a good bit of savings in our joint account, I thought that you had advocated for splitting that (in some fashion we can agree to) and opening separate accounts. But in your most recent comment you tell me to be careful with that. I'm not sure what I am supposed to do with that money then. Both of us need some of it to live until our direct deposits catch up in the new accounts. My friend suggested putting 5k each or something like that in the new accounts. Honestly, I would prefer to ask her to sign a release taking her name off of the joint accounts since we have so many automatic withdrawals. That could be more complicated, though.t
I just want to make sure that I have thought this through. I really need/want to talk to her about this tomorrow if possible.
The splitting of capital is a different matter to that of income.
One thing you require legal advice on. If you split capital and liquid assets then you have to make sure that it sticks if she spends her portion.
So the splitting is fair but that should stick. All you are doing is advancing capital to either of you.
You don't want a judge to come along later and say, oh look one half is spent now split the other.
Is that clearer?
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Freedom is just another word for nothing left to loose. V 64, WAW
