Here, if you owned the house on your own before you married, and didn't acquire it with a view to living in it together as a family, she wouldn't have the right to a penny of its value. Although you wouldn't be able to kick her out as long as you were married. And if you had sold it and bought a new one while married, that would be fair game.
At least, unlike many parts of the US, she can only claim half of any equity increase while we were residing together. I'm told in some places the rule amounts to - You get married and half of whatever you had even before you heard of the person is now hers unless you have a pre-nup.
Arggh.
Still, I won't begrudge it too much. Whatever happens she'll have some base with which to ensure Melissa is looked after so it's not all bad.
May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk.
Old Egyptian Blessing
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Well, that went not badly actually
- 08/07/2010 04:36:12 AM
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Grand.
- 08/07/2010 10:53:39 AM
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Grand.
- 08/07/2010 10:53:39 AM
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Well, it isn't binding or anything - but it does look okay.
- 08/07/2010 02:38:08 PM
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In my opinion...
- 08/07/2010 02:42:24 PM
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Maybe -
- 08/07/2010 03:19:06 PM
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you could always ask? *NM*
- 08/07/2010 03:47:42 PM
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You would like Scotland.
- 08/07/2010 09:53:44 PM
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Yeah, that does seem a bit more fair to me
- 08/07/2010 10:11:18 PM
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I don't know the details, but it sounds like that's how it works in England.
- 08/07/2010 11:03:12 PM
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i don't mean to sound pessimistic, but...
- 09/07/2010 01:35:35 AM
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One of the good things that's going into the court approved agreement
- 09/07/2010 03:20:48 AM
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