My husband and I married 10 years ago. It was a second…
My husband secretly set up a trust that includes our home. What should I do?
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Marriage/Divorce
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My husband and I divorced and remarried. We’re planning to commingle our assets.
Dear Quentin, My husband and I remarried after five years of being…
I don’t want my daughters’ husbands to get their hands on my $2 million
My wife and I live in California, as do three of our…
These 4 things are keeping you from ‘rightsizing’ your life
Big life changes often go hand in hand with cleaning out a…
I have $2.3 million. My girlfriend wants to marry. How do I protect myself?
My question pertains to getting married and to how best to protect…
My sister owns properties in Hawaii, yet refuses to make a will. If she dies, will our half-sibling inherit anything?
Dear Quentin, My sister owns several properties in Hawaii. She is not…
‘My father, 75, died without a will’: His ex-wife, fiancée and kids are hiding his financial documents. What can I do?
My father, 75, died without a will. At the time, he was…
My sister and her ex-husband promised, in their divorce decree, to repay my loan. They never did. Is this legally binding?
Dear Quentin, Twenty years ago, my sister’s husband left her. She had…
‘My friend is a die-hard feminist’: When her future husband asked her out, she insisted they split the bill and he said, ‘Great!’ Who should pay on a first date?
My best friends tell the story about when they met. He was…
I divorced 5 years ago. Is it too late to negotiate who pays what for college?
Got a question about Series I bonds or other fixed-income investing, how…
I co-own a home with my sister and her husband. They’re getting divorced and he wants his share of the property. What can I do?
I live in California. I bought an investment property in California with…
My wife and I are separating. How can I keep the home I’ve been paying for?
Dear Big Move, I bought a marital home and have been paying…
My husband added his mother to the deed of our house 20 years ago. Now we’re getting divorced, and she wants one-third. Can I fight this?
Dear Quentin, My husband and I own a house. At escrow, he…
My soon-to-be ex-husband placed his money in a trust before we married, and used it to buy properties. Am I entitled to any of these?
Dear Moneyist, My spouse created a revocable trust two months before our…
My wife received a $1 million payout from her employer when she retired. Am I entitled to 50% of that if we divorce?
Dear Quentin, I have been with my wife since 1993. We lived…
My ex-husband is suing for half of our children’s 529 plans — eight years after our divorce. Is he entitled to plunder these accounts?
I opened 529 educational funds for each of our four children shortly…
I cosigned a mortgage for my boyfriend, but I’m not on the deed. What now?
Dear Quentin, I went through a terrible divorce 15 years ago. I…
If I buy a home and put my name on the deed, does my husband have any rights?
I’m aware that property acquired during a marriage is generally considered marital…
I’m 35 and mortgage-free. My boyfriend, 55, wants me to move in and pay rent.
Dear Moneyist, I’m 35 and have been dating a man 20 years…
My husband and I divorced. He sold our home. What can I do to get my fair share?
Dear Quentin, My husband and I were married for 17 years. We…
I want a ‘kitchen-table’ separation without using lawyers. Is that a good idea?
Dear Quentin, For the last decade of my 22-year marriage, I have…
