Marriage & Union
Getting married changes your financial life including bank accounts, prenups, QDROs and other issues. Learn how to handle property, loan contracts, and the pros and cons of being married.
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Do You Need a Wedding Planner?
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How to Build Your Wedding Budget
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Pros and Cons of Destination Weddings
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How to Read a Wedding Services Contract
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Keeping Your Name After Marriage
Explore Marriage & Union
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What LGBTQ+ marriage means for your finances
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3 Options for Managing Money as a Newly Married Couple
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Form 8857: Request for Innocent Spouse Relief
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Dual Income, No Kids (DINK)
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5 Signs You Need a Postnup
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Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts (IDFA)
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Create a Pain-Free Postnuptial Agreement
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The Tax Benefits of Having a Spouse
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Retirement Mistakes Couples Should Avoid
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Should You File As Married Filing Separately?
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Gift Splitting
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Best Wedding Planning Apps of 2022
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Innocent-Spouse Rule
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What You Need to Know About Marriage and Money
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How to Save and Plan for a Wedding
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Marital Trust
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Joint Owned Property
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Postnuptial Agreement
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Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreements Act Definition
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Equitable Distribution
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Prenuptial Agreement
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What to Do Before Marrying: Saver vs. Spender
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What to Do Before Marrying: Student Debt
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Does Marrying Someone with Bad Credit Affect My Credit Score?
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Postnup vs. Prenup: Marriage Roulette Protection
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5 Things to Consider Before Later-in-Life Marriage
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What's the Best Way for Couples to Divvy Up Wedding Expenses?
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Know the Four Cs of Buying Diamonds—and the Fifth C, Too
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Should You Insure Your Wedding Rings?
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Why Marriage Makes Financial Sense
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The Economics of a Successful Marriage
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How to Create a Budget with Your Spouse (in 7 Steps)
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Top 6 Marriage-Killing Money Issues
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When Being Bad with Money Can Ruin Your Relationship
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What Caused America's Wave of Financial Infidelity?
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When Your Spouse's Spending Might End Your Marriage
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Yours, Mine, and Ours: Who Owns What After You Get Married
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Marriage vs. Common-Law Marriage: What's the Difference?
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What Is a Community Property State?
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Why More Couples Are Signing Postnups
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Newlyweds? 6 Money-Saving Tips for Filing Your Tax Return
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Same-Sex Marriage and Taxes: Everything You Should Know
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Happily Married? You May Still Want to File Taxes Separately
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What Is the Marriage Penalty?