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January 31, 2006, 6:05 am PST

because....

Quote From: sydsmom57

 I found out my pre nup isn't worth the paper it's written on... 

  

What happened there? Why is the pre nup worthless? 

I have taken it to 3 attorneys who all said the same thing.  It is written in broad language saying anything owned before the marriage belongs to the parties who owned it, anything bought afterwards should be split.  It doesn't detail the property owned before the marriage, i.e. legal description, etc.  It was made by 1 attorney represnting both parties.  I didn't know we were to have our own attorneys to repesent each of us.  Before the marriage I owned 2 houses (one to live in, the other rental).  Since the marriage I have bought 3 more rental houses, we have established 401K's and IRA's we didn't have before, which aren't listed in the pre nup.   

  

I was advised to get a post nup, done by my own attorney and approved by his attorney to protect my assests.  Unfortunately he wouldn't be willing to put out the money to do that, and it would send a red flag that I was planning something, and that the other pre nup was worthless (which he doesn't know).  As it is now, I would have to give him either a cash settlement of unknown amount or one of the houses.  I have financed, purchased (deeded in my name), and done the sweat equity on these houses--not him.  He should not get a house free gratis just because he married me, which he would only turn around and sell.  Seems I'm in the position most men are--I'm in the position to get cleaned out, not him.   

 


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