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ah yes the first words in this article presume the wife needs protecting, should accumulate items and money behind her husbands back, will get the kids (poor little darlings), and she should make sure they have a college fund.
Reminds me of the movie 'Divorce American Style D Van Dyke and Angie Dickinson are sitting at a table with their lawyers splitting everything, which all of it goes to Angie, then D mentions about the 'Ore Mine'. The lawyers shuffle thru their papers and can find any record of a mine.
So, they as 'what ore mine?' And D replies 'you know the one where she gets the ore and I get the shaft'.
Are these women just this dense, that if they are having marriage problems, all of a sudden the need to learn al
Dear Carrie, My sister is contemplating a divorce. She's always worked part-time but has pretty much let her husband handle the money. She also has two kids under 10. I'm worried and want to help. Do you have suggestions for how she can protect herself financially? --A Reader
Dear Reader, When facing a divorce, emotions often cloud financial judgment, so your sister is lucky to have someone like you to help her think clearly. She could have to deal with some potentially contentious issues, such as division of assets, payment of outstanding debts, spousal and child support -- all of which...
Anyway, back to the subject, all that she is being advised to do, she should have been doing during her marriage. This 'poor me ' attitude is offensive, I feel sorry for the husband, she must really be a putz, with horrible friends that may be the main cause of her considering divorce...