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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]23:09 She is not keeping the house under the current language, they sell it or buy each other out in five years, and given their income differential will not have the upper hand in five years. I am concerned this was OP's husband's idea and it benefits him.

OP it's one thing to keep things civil but please negotiate for contingencies. What if you get laid off? What if there is a dispute about the house in five years?

Just negotiate getting as much as you can NOW. Trust me, I negotiated optimistically and got burned.[/quote]

OP Here.  Thank you for your input on the housing situation.  I am also concerned, but have played the scenarios in my head.  Before he met with his lawyer, I "assumed" that he would pay me alimony as a benefit to write down his income and I would assume mortgage costs.  I presented him an amortization schedule that I wanted included in the agreement.  He came back and said that he wanted 50/50 and the abiltiy to deduct mortage interest/taxes every other year.  Needless to say, I was quite pissed.  I was all set to beg borrow and plead to borrow money to get him off the mortgage.  I then thought about it and realized if I did that, I would be in a boat load of debt, but I also am losing his motivation to give me additional funds.  We discussed and he suggested that he pay 63% of the mortgage and I pay 37%.  I have concerns about this.  I am not confident that his earings will stay at his current level and that they will go down - maybe to the point where I have the larger percentage.  I think that I would rather keep it at 50/50 and possibly try for a small alimony amout to make up the difference.

Yes, I had language put in the agreement about life insurance - another one I got off this forum - thanks for that!

I am meeting with my lawyer next week to go over agreement and my concerns.  Please keep the suggestions coming!  Thanks. [/quote]

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