Yes we have two houses, one we have only had about 3 years. She has a 401k As do I which have about the same amounts. We have credit card debit , and she has a vehicle lease. No other loans The other thing is she has a pension, she is a school teacher. She will be able to retire in about 2-3 Years and get her full pension. She would probably still need to work as you can collect social security for a while and teacher don’t make [censored]. She has been teaching like 33 years and makes 60k a year. The thing is her pension will probably payer her 3000-3500/mo which I could go after half. We had plan on sell the house we have always had which has a lot more equity then most recent lake house. She does not want to part with her pension obviously as it is worth more than the equity in both houses. Her pension at say 3000/mo is 36000 a year. Over 10 years that’s 360000, over 20 years 720000. So I think she maybe willing to be cooperative but again who knows.
These things have a tendency to get ugly, even if the LBS has the best intentions. If you had car trouble, would you take it to a mechanic? Let the experts handle the legal stuff. A lot of LBSs say they cannot afford a lawyer. I always argue that you can't afford not to have a lawyer.
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