As if getting divorced isn’t stressful enough, trying to do so during a pandemic may seem overwhelming. With normal routines disrupted, jobs and income lost, stock markets fluctuating, and real estate markets uncertain, it may seem nearly impossible to move forward once a decision to divorce has been reached. SoRead More →
Dear Moneyist, We’ve been married for five years — happily, or so I thought. We have shared all our assets prior to our marriage, including our current accounts and bank accounts, etc. I continued to work for five years after we married, and I just retired at 65. My husbandRead More →
Dear Moneyist, I married a guy that lied about his debt. Now he is trying to divorce me. I did try to get an annulment after I found out, but I was denied. He said he wanted to marry me to give me his survivor benefits. When I didn’t accept,Read More →
Dear Moneyist, My youngest sister persuaded my father to sell his home and buy her a property with two residences: a small town house for him and a nice four-bedroom house for her and her family. My father recently passed away. We discovered that our sister’s mother-in-law is an attorney.Read More →
Dear Moneyist, My husband wrote a new will when our relationship was in bad shape. I do not know what is in this will, but it’s still current and in his brother’s possession. The good news: We are in a happier place now! However, I would like to write myRead More →
Dear Moneyist, My 93-year-old father has dementia. He married his second wife, who is 91, four years ago. He did not make a last will and testament, and cannot legally make one now because of his dementia. He is not expected to live much longer because of heart problems. MyRead More →
Dear Moneyist, I have been married to my husband for seven years and we have one child together. I also have eight children from a previous marriage, and he has one child from a previous marriage. His dad died several years ago and his mom’s health currently is not great.Read More →
Dear Moneyist, My friend’s father was a widower who had roughly $5 million in stocks. He was 84 when he met and soon married his younger bride (a nurse who was 60 at the time, divorced with grown children). She signed a prenuptial agreement when they married. A few yearsRead More →
Dear Moneyist, I have been married for three years, and my husband and I are in our 70s. My husband previously promised me his apartment and 15% of his assets. However, after visiting with his daughter he made a new will with a trust. I also have to pay the expenses,Read More →
Happy Friday, MarketWatchers! Here are some of Friday’s top stories to read over the weekend. Personal Finance Nearly half of women who have abortions live below the federal poverty level As Missouri, Georgia and Alabama move to restrict abortion access, the cost can vary by state, trimester, procedure and otherRead More →
Love & Money is a MarketWatch series looking at how money issues impact our relationships with significant others, friends and family. When wives earn more than their husbands, some men just can’t handle it. “My wife has always earned more money than me, and for a while it absolutely killedRead More →
Dear Moneyist, My husband recently inherited a big sum of money when his father passed away. His father left 75% of his estate to my husband, which is worth around $3 million. My husband has been having an affair for some time now and I will confront him about itRead More →
