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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, my problem with your proposition is the notion that DH should reimburse half your salary.  A better approach would be for him to have first paid his usual contribution plus your usual contribution to the joint account, and then temporarily split whatever of his compensation is leftover with you.  Realistically, you were a SAHM while on maternity leave and that arrangement only works when the breadwinner's income is treated as joint/family income.  Given that you keep separate accounts, splitting the income is consistent with the spirit of your arrangement.

Realize, though, that once kids come along, one partner in the marriage usually takes on more than his/her share at home and suffers a financial/advancement hit at work as a result.  You should really be pooling more of your income or, if you want separate accounts, fund the joint account and college savings first, pro rata based on your income, then split the residual household income between your personal account and DH's personal account.[/quote]

Holy Fuck. This sounds like two divorce attorneys married to each other.

OP - good luck.[/quote]

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