Reply to if you SAH, how do you plan for DH leaving, dying, etc.?

Forum Index » Money and Finances

Reply to "if you SAH, how do you plan for DH leaving, dying, etc.?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I never thought about that until I moved here and heard women's opinions on sahms.  I find it a non-issue.  [b]If we got a divorce I'd take half and child support.[/b] I work in a field where I could pick up where I left off with no problem.[/quote]

What? Not if he had a good lawyer, idiot. Half of what?? Maybe half of what was earned during the marriage and half of savings, etc.? But why on earth do you think you could "live" on child support after? And how on earth do you "know" you could pick up right where you left off?

[/quote]

NP here.  What exactly is wrong with this plan?  Getting half that was earned by me and my husband during the marriage plus half of savings, half the house, etc. is quite a bit of money.  Definitely enough to provide a cushion while I find a new job and to cover the difference should I get (as I likely would) a job that is less time intensive and this highly compensated than my last job (which for the record is the type of job I would get now if I decided not to stay at home while married).  Plus child support would cover much of the expenses of the children.

What other sources of money are you talking about that a "good lawyer" would protect?  We met as students...we each brought a couch into the marriage.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics