Look at the legal default rules on money in marriage first, then decide whether to put an agreement in writing
- High value
- Evidence A
- Saves money
- Free
- Takes some hours
- Some willpower
In plain words
Without a written agreement, the law by default treats wages and bonuses earned after marriage, business and investment income, and inherited or gifted property as owned jointly by the two. Property from before marriage, and property that a will or gift contract says goes to only one side, is personal. The two can agree in writing that each keeps their own, and once signed it is binding. The side who put in more for raising children and caring for older people can ask for compensation at divorce.
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Translated from the Chinese original. Original book, section 10, tip 10. Content may be out of date and rules differ by place. When you actually deal with an agency, a doctor or a court, follow what local officials, doctors and lawyers tell you. Disclaimer