Branderson391 wrote:
It is her families money and you are marrying into it which means you are not entitled to any of it...ever. (by that I mean ethically not legally)
I find it appalling when a someone marries for money.
Earn your own money.
By not signing you are saying that by being married for X amount of time you gain the right to X% of what she gets from her trust fund or inheritance. Ask yourself why you deserve any of it?
My advice is to get real legal advice.
If she has as much money as you say then what you need to do is learn personal finance and if you want to buy something don't ask her for the money, get it from your own paycheck.
Save "YOUR" money and learn to invest...if you don't have to spend a lot of your income then you should be able to build up wealth quickly and make sure it is stipulated that you keep what wealth you build up from your income. That way if something happens to the marriage you still have something.
Dude your poor she is rich...she wants to marry you for you!
But people with money are scared of being taken advantage of look at it from her perspective! This ain't fairy tale BS forever crap 50% of marriages will fail...just sign and give her the reassurance that you are not a gold digger.
You and many others presume a lot. Yet all of you giving out your "sage" advice have yet to say if you were presented with a pre-nup for your own marriages.....WELL?
I don't care about the money, it I did I would not be a teacher. Before you all pontificate and question my motives, trust, blah-blah-blah-blah......think about getting the pre-nup bomb dropped on you after you get engaged. Quite a shock to say the least, especially after I first asked her parents permission to ask for her hand in marriage. We are both in our early 30's and neither of us were married or engaged previously so I did not really need to do that.