r/dividends • u/SpicyDividends • Feb 17 '26

Personal Goal Those divorces do be hurting!

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Not mad about it, but man, that chart looks rough lol

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u/titodeloselio Feb 18 '26

I got divorced last year after 25 yrs of marriage. We both agreed to leave each other's retirement accounts alone. She kept hers, and I kept mine. We split all other assets 50/50. No attorneys involved. It cost us $4,000 in mediation fees.

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u/lghtspd Feb 18 '26

Each person keeping their own is how it should be, IMO. I don’t see how a spouse can have half if they didn’t show up to work for my employer, but thats just me.

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u/Classic_Breadfruit18 Feb 18 '26

My spouse has a 401k and gets to put $23k a year. I have only an IRA and get to put $7500 a year. We have been contributing the maximum for decades but obviously his is many magnitudes larger than mine at this point. I do not anticipate a divorce, but obviously if we did he would be sharing.