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[quote=Anonymous]"It can be different when it comes to finances. After decades of marriage, always with completely open and joint finances, you have a long and verifiable track record to assess whether a spouse is going to be "bad with finances" in this kind of situation. Right? And if you're confident that they're not going to be, and there's no acrimony or drama -- and, again, no desire to "date" -- a better way to "protect assets" very well may be to stay married. Divorce isn't free and there are tax advantages to being married."

I would not agree to that if I was financially the one with the lower income unless we signed a post-nup. I'd want to do a formal accounting of what "we" jointly own and agree to splitting that 50/50 or whatever makes sense if anything were to happen that would cause us to split up. If he gets someone pregnant, you should have your half of the money locked down so that it is not touchable by the new woman and her child. If right before he is about to fully vest for retirement, he decides to divorce so he can drive around the country in an RV, you need to be able to still get what you would have received if he'd waited. And while you're protecting yourself, do the same for your kids' inheritance in case he runs off with someone new or if you die before he does.  [/quote]

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