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    Trusts to protect real estate in case of divorce

    Amen to that. And don't breathe easy our immediate kids either :eek:
  2. W

    Trusts to protect real estate in case of divorce

    I'd be curious to know if you share my view, ie. if your wife gave up her job to care for your children, would you begrudge her getting an equal share in the event of a split. Let's assume this is when the youngest is old enough to be able to go to after school care, and the wife may be lucky...
  3. W

    Trusts to protect real estate in case of divorce

    This is a minefield. I'm loath to bring this up, but here goes... There have been many, many posts in the past (by some men on this forum) saying that even after a long marriage the wife is not entitled to half as she has not worked the whole time... like giving up a career (or even a...
  4. W

    Trusts to protect real estate in case of divorce

    As long as you get an 8 out of 10 you should be right (as per the banking thread).
  5. W

    Trusts to protect real estate in case of divorce

    What if your future wife has more than you? I had a house when I met hubby but he had $20K in cash. I had $20K equity, so things were fairly equal. I understand your desire to protect what you have built up but life is full of risk, and all you can do is try to lessen the risk of having to...
  6. W

    Trusts to protect real estate in case of divorce

    They do, and that is what is being said here. And I believe now there doesn't have to be cohabitation for someone to claim being defacto?
  7. W

    Trusts to protect real estate in case of divorce

    I attended a session with a friend with a family court lawyer. She said that assets in the trust were not safe in a divorce, but that if she managed to get some of the assets in the trust, she would get less of a share in the family assets. And, of course, outcome will also depend on number of...
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