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)
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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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Joint Retirement Account: What To Avoid Doing
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Married Filing Separately
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Gift Splitting
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Innocent-Spouse Rule
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What Newlyweds Need to Know About Weddings, Marriage and Money
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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 Agreement Act
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Equitable Distribution Definition
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Prenuptial Agreement
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What are Social Security spousal benefits?
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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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Prenup vs. Postnup: How Are They Different?
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5 (Financial) Things to Consider Before Later-in-Life Marriage
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How to Save for a Wedding
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Weddings: Who Pays for What?
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The Four Cs of Buying Diamonds: Definition
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Should You Insure Your Wedding Ring?
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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
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Top 6 Marriage-Killing Money Issues
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How a Financial Planner Can Save Your Marriage
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What Caused America's Wave of Financial Infidelity?
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How to Stop Fighting About Money
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Keeping Your ‘Maiden’ Name: A Good Financial Move?
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Marital Property Definition
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Marriage vs. Common Law Marriage: What's the Difference?
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Community Property State Definition
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Postnuptial Agreements: More Couples Signing Them, Are They Enforceable?
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Newlyweds? Money-Saving Tips for Filing Your Tax Return
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What You Should Know About Gay Marriage Tax Benefits
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Happily Married? File Taxes Separately!
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Marriage Penalty Definition
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