Re: I'm thinking about getting married

On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:21:34 -0400, Viking <noway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:04:44 GMT, "Avenger" <avenger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

"Viking" <noway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yep, you read right.

I'm thinking about getting married.

I know, I know all the misandrist *** that marriage comes with.

My sweetie of 14 years

Isn't 14 a bit young to get married?

Ha.
Of course, I'm only 12.

is OK without getting married, but this godamn
society has all kinds of legal benefits to marriage.

For example, were I to die, she'd inherit all our properties without
inheritance tax,

Unless you're very wealthy you won't pay any inheritance tax if you willed
it to her.

You don't have to be very wealthy...currently the limit is $2M.

which is what I want her to have. That's the way my
will is set up now, but I don't trust it, and the legal process, to
carry through--and inheritance tax makes it harder to pass property on
via wills as compared to marriage.

Not really.

Yeah, it does if it applies.

Besides, females have a tendancy to change once they have that
ring on their finger and you will end up losing 1/2 what you have while
you're still alive if you divorce.

Yep, there is that possibility.

And there's social security, which is set up to transfer to the spouse
automatically after death. Another reason.

Isn't she working? She'll collect under her own.

Her income is small compared to mine--ss estimate for me is twice what
she would get.

She's worked hard to contribute to our properties and business, and I
want to provide for her should I die (yep, I have life insurance). As
I've said, my will is set uip this way, but I don't trust that
process--have seen it go wrong too often.

No you haven't.

??? Yes I have. Wills and probate frequently go wrong.

Just wish there was another way to do it besides fucking marriage.

I've resisted the idea for 14 years, but the legal mechanisms are
stacked in its favor should I die (which, by the way, shouldn't be for
another 40 years--but you never know).

Comments?

Don't marry, you have nothing to gain and everything to lose.

Except, of course, that I want to provide for her, should I die.

Yes! My admiration.

John

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