Is it wrong for someone to stay in a horrible marriage because their spouses mom is going to die and leave $$$

Question

I know someone who is staying for money, due to the "I automatically get half" thing

Answer 1

If they have not been married more than a year then maybe it might be wrong. If they have time invested in the marriage then I don't think that it is wrong necessarily. According to law when a couple divorce they usually split stuff. So why would it be any different just because it is a "mother-in-law" who will die? She probably would want her child's spouse to have part of the money. Look at it this way: the son in law or daughter in law of this mom who is going to die is part of the family and helps take care of the moms child in one way or the other. So why shouldn't they be entitled to some of the money? It may not be a good excuse to stay married but it is fair I do believe. And even more so if there are grand babies in the picture. (smile)

Answer 2

I would have to agree with most of the answers. The first thing you would need to do is visit an attorney to

1. Find out if an inheritance left to a spouse is part of "community property" in the case of divorce, and

2. Regardless of the cash to be inherited, if you aren't happy or trying to work on the relationship, let the man go on & file for divorce.

Sweetie, the money won't make you any happier. I promise you that.

Answer 3

FYI, the spouse that is hanging around for money, isn`t entitled to ANY regardless of marriage and intent. This is one situation where the inheriting spouse keeps it all. Like it or not, that`s the law.

Answer 4

says who the other person is gonna get half..its amazing that people still think this way

getting half of whatever is not automatic and think of this..lets say mom doesnt have money to leave but a whole bunch of bills...you willing to stay around to get half of the bills also or just the cash

Answer 5

yes. if you are unhappy in your marriage there is no reason to stay married. things will prolly get worse. you might not get any money afterall and then you will have stayed married for more than you needed to. marriage is suppose to be living and spending the rest of your life with the one you love, not with someone you are unhappy with.

Answer 6

It's certainly shallow and materialistic. I certainly wouldn't stay in a miserable situation just to try to get my hands on some money, particularly someone's inheritance.

Answer 7

it particularly is in simple terms how we felt, I went from finished time to element time, I artwork Wednesday, Thursday and a factor day Friday, comfortably cutting my money partly, in spite of the shown fact that the time I spend with my companion and little ones has made the great situation think of maximum much less complicated, we detect if we are somewhat undesirable one month, we can be waiting to administration on much less on account that there could be SO lots much less rigidity in the place of living, what use to be rationalization for an excellent blow up is lots greater like a shared hardship now. i don't experience i will recent any innovations, we chanced on fairly that we wasted multiple money (we did no longer understand) and while we realised precisely how lots we fairly did no longer choose, we controlled greater effective on what we had. It replaced into as quickly as very nearly unintentional, i replaced into as quickly as signed off artwork in undesirable well-being for 11 months, and after 6 months on finished pay, it went suited right down to area pay - and that i concept we could sink in spite of the shown fact that we did no longer, so whilst i replaced into as quickly as sturdy sufficient to return, I went returned on element time hours. i don't experience i might have been brave sufficient to purpose this if it hadn't passed off this form, in spite of the shown fact that once you talk approximately that it did, now we've been lots greater effective off as a greater physically powerful half and little ones, if now no longer financially. i will walk my son to business enterprise 2 days each week and decide upon him up 3 cases, I additionally get to amplify nutrients once you talk approximately that i'm domicile to do it, and that i've got the time. The nutrients isn't in easy terms greater effective, in spite of the shown fact that once you talk approximately that I even have so lots greater time, i will placed in the attempt to purchase around and get greater effective components so it expenditures us much less. fairly of a $6 pizza at 6:30 whilst i replaced into as quickly as too wiped out and uninterested and out of time to do some thing else, i will purchase decreased value veg and spend $3 on cubed steak and make a nicely casserole. Why do no longer you remember going element time and seeing how that is going?

Answer 8

You are not entitled to inheritance. The half thing is from your marriage. No one can take your inheritance away from you. If that is why she is staying she is going to be very disappointed. If he allows you to spend it when you are together that is one thing but it cannot be taken from him.

Answer 9

yes. Life is about living and loving someone. Money is not the key to happiness and whoever told you that was wrong.

Answer 10

If the money is in the form of a trust, "you're friend" is not entitled to it anyway. Call a lawyer...