A word of caution about assuming that her family money becomes a marital asset. This is VERY much based on state rules. For example - Let's say someone inherits family money and uses it to make capital improvements to the family home, or to pay for extras for the kids, like sports, or private schooling.
the couple divorce.
In California -- the other spouse has to pay back the inherited money that supported the family.
In Massachusetts --- too freaking bad sweetheart, you are SOL.
Here's another example: Let's say wife's parents contribute substantially to the family -- beyond a gift here and there. If it can be proven that the wife's parents contributed to the ongoing maintenance of the family, then the husband can actually lay a claim to the wife's future inheritance, AND THE COURT WILL UPHOLD IT. Her parents will have to hire a lawyer and appear in court to prove that was not the case. I know this because I know people who experienced this. There is a precedent in our state of a wealthy family who supported the couple, they even lived in a house owned by the husband's parents. The wife left and won half of his future inheritance. Now some divorce lawyers in this state try to apply that to all their clients. Again, that wouldn't fly in California.
We aren't lawyers. Ask a lawyer what the laws are in your state.
Anything we say is based on layman's knowledge, even if it's personal layman's knowledge, laws change all the time, so what applied in 2016 may have changed in 2023.
M 20+ T25+ S ~15.5 (BD) BD 4/6/15 D 12/23/16
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