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Then he can reimburse her for 7 years of FT childcare, housekeeping, and other errands at the market rate, as well as what a surrogate would have cost. Don’t forget her forgone social security contributions. My guess is that all adds up to about half the home equity. [/quote]

I could never understand this "market rate" business.  First, as a matter of math, whatever housework and childcare she's doing, only half of that is for the sake of the husband because the rest is for her.  In this case, the ratio goes even worse for her because her children (who are not the fiance's) are in the picture, and whatever she does for them, he has nothing to do with.  And finally, you can never compare the housework and childcare at your own house with the market-rate service because the market-rate service provider does not stay around to enjoy the fruits of their labor.  A housekeeper cleans and leaves. She doesn't get to enjoy the clean house.  The chef cooks and leaves.  He doesn't enjoy the food he made.  So please don't compare what you do with a full-rate service provider.  [/quote]

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