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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Managing Money as a Newly Married Couple
Start your marriage off right: Decide how you will set up your accounts, create a household budget, and don’t forget savings and retirement.
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Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts (IDFA) -
Create a Pain-Free Postnuptial Agreement -
The Tax Benefits of Having a Spouse -
Retirement: The Best Timing Strategies for Couples -
Married Filing Separately Definition -
Gift Splitting Definition -
Innocent-Spouse Rule -
What You Need to Know About Marriage and Money -
Marital Trust Definition -
Joint Owned Property Definition -
Postnuptial Agreement -
Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreements Act -
Equitable Distribution Definition -
Prenuptial Agreement -
What to Do Before Marrying: Saver vs. Spender -
What to Do Before Marrying: Student Debt -
Does Marrying Someone With Bad Credit Affect My Credit Score? -
Prenup vs. Postnup: How Are They Different? -
5 (Financial) Things to Consider Before Later-in-Life Marriage -
How to Save for a Wedding -
Who Pays for a Wedding? -
The Four Cs of Buying Diamonds: Definition -
Should You Insure Your Wedding Ring? -
Why Marriage Makes Financial Sense -
The Economics of a Successful Marriage -
How to Create a Budget with Your Spouse -
Top 6 Marriage-Killing Money Issues -
How a Financial Planner Can Save Your Marriage -
What Caused America's Wave of Financial Infidelity? -
How to Stop Fighting About Money -
Marital Property Definition -
Marriage vs. Common Law Marriage: What's the Difference? -
Community Property State Definition -
Postnuptial Agreements: More Couples Signing Them, Are They Enforceable? -
Newlyweds: 6 Money-Saving Tips for Filing Your Tax Return -
What You Should Know About Same-Sex Marriage Tax Benefits -
Happily Married? File Taxes Separately! -
Marriage Penalty Definition
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