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| Married Life / 4:12 PM - Saturday February 04, 2012 |
Who's money is it anyway?In your opinion, regardless of what the law may say, if you were to inherit a sum of money, is the money yours or does it belong to both you and your spouse? - Asked by yme4, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 46-55, Who Cares? |
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Well, I think if they left it to you it should be yours but if you want to share it fine. We have separate accounts and when my stepfather passed away, my siblings each gave me a gift of money from them and I kept it in my account as they wrote the check to me and wanted me to keep it as a nest egg for emergencies.
- Response by hulagirl55, A Sportif, Female, Who Cares?, Who Cares?
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Belongs to the person it was left to. That said, any man/woman in a good marriage would share that money without question.
- Response by girldownunder, A Life of the Party, Female, 29-35, Sydney, Medical / Dental
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I think if YOU inherit it, it is yours but a person is committed to his marriage would use it for the family or save it for retirement. I think if you are married and happy, you should share all your money in one account that requires both signatures to withdraw large sums....
- Response by kmf1, A Life of the Party, Female, 46-55, Minneapolis, Who Cares?
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When you marry, 2 become one. (biblical)
- Response by mistyjean, A Thinker, Female, 46-55, Self-Employed
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Only the person who inherited it.
- Response by jlees, A Guy Critical, Male, 26-28
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If it was money inherrited from your relative, the money should be yours. The law in my state supports that rule.
- Response by greenwind, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 56-65, Construction
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It is suppose to be shared, but hell, I want a big piece of the action!
- Response by kismet331, A Thinker, Female, 36-45
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We have shared everything from day one together...... in my opinion...it would be our money.
- Response by bobbysg1rl, A Cool Mom, Female, 36-45, Pittsburgh, Medical / Dental
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Depends on whether the state or province has an inheritance tax.
- Response by ilom, A Mr. Married Guy, Male, 46-55, Halifax, Science / Engineering
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well it really shouldnt matter if youre married, but if you get a divorce... it is yours.
- Response by wakeforester, An Intellectual Guy, Male, 36-45
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depends on the law where you live. some states regardless of how the money was gain, if you recieved it while married she's entitled to half.
- Response by belf12, A Guy Critical, Male, Who Cares?, Other Profession
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I hope, with everything I have, that when I have a spouse that thought wouldn't even cross my mind. If I love my future husband the way I think married people should love each other, I would want to share it with him.
- Response by rslizzle, A Thinker, Female, 22-25, Student
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MOST STATE LAWS SAY IT BELONGS TO THE BOTH OF YOU....and they will divide it 50-50 in the divorce proceedings.
- Response by nuttyprofessor, A Guy Critical, Male, 56-65, Transportation
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It belongs to the inheriting name only .
- Response by headscratching, A Mr. Nice Guy, Male, 46-55, Science / Engineering
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Unless stated in the will, it belongs to said name not both parties. Now if you use the money to better both lives and you part ways, then you are held responsible to maintain the lifestyle in which you kept the spouse in.
- Response by lowmy, A Mr. Married Guy, Male, 46-55, Baltimore, Student
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If I inherited the money from my family, the money would be mine. That doesn't mean I wouldn't want to share it with my spouse. I'm sure my spouse would benefit from it. But, this would not deter from the fact the money was mine.
- Response by thelovedovefor1, A Creative, Female, 46-55, Atlanta, Who Cares?
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I think if your in a partnership the money should go to both people's needs.
- Response by frenchkiss49, A Thinker, Female, 56-65, Tampa, Who Cares?
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If I inherit money, I will share it with my husband, and if he inherits it, he will share it with me. Marriage is not about yours and mine, it's about ours. Now, I would want to invest most of any money we inherit so when we retire we can do so comfortably. I do our investments because I enjoy it and am good at it. He pays the bills because he is good at it and wants to do it. However, I know the details of our monthly budget and he knows what our investments are.
- Response by curvysmartgirl, A Creative, Female, 36-45, Dallas, Artist / Musician / Writer
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