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Re:Any past Y Combinator foreign applicants got into the pro... by staunch on Sunday June 17, 2007 @11:14PM (#28784)
I was joking, but it's true that you are essentially giving up half your assets by getting married.
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Re:Any past Y Combinator foreign applicants got into the pro... by ced on Monday June 18, 2007 @04:34AM (#28824)
Doesn't it depend on the contract, of which there are many flavors?
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Re:Any past Y Combinator foreign applicants got into the pro... by staunch on Monday June 18, 2007 @04:49AM (#28827)
Most of the time, in the US, a divorce results in a 50/50 split of all assets. I thought that was an amusing thing to point out, others seem to disagree :-)
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