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Just don't get divorced. The "shovel guy": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Brannan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Brannan > Brannan's wife divorced
by kirubakaran 6y ago
Just don't get divorced.
The "shovel guy": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Brannan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Brannan
> Brannan's wife divorced him and he was forced to liquidate much of his real estate to pay her one-half of their assets. He died poor and in relative obscurity
- giantg2 6y agoBetter still - don't get married. It's just a piece of paper that says somebody else can take half your stuff.
- giantg2 6y agoWhy downvote if you won't correct me?
- giantg2 6y agoNow this is downvoted? Looks like someone's irrational and taking an unfounded emotional stance on the legal issue of marriage.
- twic 6y agoModelling marriage as an unhedged call option, interesting.
- giantg2 6y agoNot necessarily. The option could go either way - you might be the wealthier party but it could also be that your spouse is the wealthier one. You could also have a prenup, but that would still involve lawyers. I just don't see the benefit to the standard government marriage scheme. Domestic partner benefits have basically the same upside and very little downside these days. From a legal perspective marriage is almost entirely about property/money. There are plenty of people who have a loving and marriage-like relationship without getting the state's permission (piece of paper).