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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, please know that we are rooting for you and your STBX. Some of the PPs may seem harsh, but they just want you to approach this with caution and clarity.

You seem to be counting in best case scenario with future events( housing, caregiver job, inheritance), while your spouse is counting on worst case scenario ( his business does not pick up again), and this is making you feel you can afford to give him more than he would give you if the roles were reserved.

It's great that you want to make sure he is taken care of. But he doesn't seem to reciprocate that feeling. Perhaps he too is optimistic about your position with the relative, so he thinks you will be fine either way.

How about this: get the maximum you get under the law and then if your family comes through with the job and the inheritance and you feel like your STBX could use some help, help him out financially over the years.

I have a friend who takes care of her ex. They split their joint assets down the middle, but she makes a lot of money in her law firm while he is retired. So she pays for his apartment and monthly expenses even though she has full custody of their child. It would have been foolish for her to give him all the assets based on the assumption that her firm will flourish. What if the firm had failed? She'd be left with nothing and starting from scratch in her late 40s.
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And OP can put provisions in the agreement like, if his income falls below X then they can reduce her spousal support by Y. They can have a "what if his business doesn't do well" clause. [/quote]

You don't even need it as child and spousal support are adjustable if income goes down.  OP needs to get her share of their marital assets and then she needs to get a job. She's living in Lala Land based on her comments. [/quote]

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