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Re:What do premarital experiences have to do with marital qu... by CalRobert on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @01:33PM (#39031541)
It can make getting shared custody of a child easier. It can be useful for visas if you want to move abroad. There are some tax benefits. It really depends on your country though as best I can tell. This advice is good for both men and women though!
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Re:What do premarital experiences have to do with marital qu... by konschubert on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @01:39PM (#39031634)
It also provides a form of economic guarantee for your wife, who may, if you have kids, accept a huge loss of lifetime income by postponing career advancement.
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Re:What do premarital experiences have to do with marital qu... by CalRobert on Thursday January 18, 2024 @03:46AM (#39039479)
Sure, though you can have kids and be unmarried, or be married to one person and have kids with another, for that matter.
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Re:What do premarital experiences have to do with marital qu... by willcipriano on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @01:43PM (#39031679)
> It can make getting shared custody of a child easier

Not in PA. I've never seen a law that gives preferential treatment to married fathers vs unmarried fathers.

On the other hand, keeping hold of your assets and not assuming your partners debt puts you in a way better position to hire a lawyer and prove to the court that you have the means to provide for them.

> It can be useful for visas if you want to move abroad.

If you are in India and want to marry a US citizen for citizenship, that's a pretty big pro, however women rarely marry "down" like that so it won't apply to most men.

> There are some tax benefits.

Absolutely you can save a few percent on tax, in return for a fifty percent chance you lose half your assets.

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