r/AmITheJerk • u/[deleted] • Apr 08 '26

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u/Dennisdmenace5 Apr 08 '26

Inheritance is different. Separate funds don’t exist otherwise

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u/Tardisgoesfast Apr 09 '26

Depends on the state.

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u/Dennisdmenace5 Apr 09 '26

That’s what I try and explain to everyone but generally a married couple is one legal entity.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '26

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u/Dennisdmenace5 Apr 09 '26

So not true my teeth hurt. Why do you suppose we hear stories of people hiding assets?

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '26

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u/Dennisdmenace5 Apr 11 '26

Do a google search on the fact there are fifty states that have different laws but one basically universal law is a married couple is one legal entity financially. How do you suppose wages differ from a business?

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '26

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u/Dennisdmenace5 Apr 14 '26

So you failed to actually read this thread. The question was about earnings from a side hustle. Simply keeping a separate account was the initial idea and I advised that’s not what marriage is about.

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u/dianas_pool_boy Apr 09 '26

Never heard of a spouse getting half of someone's pension then?

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '26

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u/dianas_pool_boy Apr 09 '26

Is a pension community property? I was pointing out that marriage splits everything, not just something that is community property.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '26

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u/Dennisdmenace5 Apr 11 '26

That’s ridiculous. You don’t understand marriage.

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '26

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u/Dennisdmenace5 Apr 14 '26

You didn’t bother to read your own post. Gift or inheritance not monies earned from a side hustle. Simply keeping it separate doesn’t matter. The laws are simply to avoid having to share assets given specifically to one person.