I think by law....she is entitled to half of everything....except finances gained by inheritance.
Both people in a marriage working is a choice they have to make based on what they want from their life. I can understand a mother of younger children not wanting to work. I would've lived in a hovel before I would've worked. I didn't end up having to live in a complete hovel....but we lived fairly meager. I didn't have a car either. I didn't complain or ask for additional funds....I wanted to stay home while the kids were younger.
However, if a couple choses together that they want a bigger house in a better neighborhood, multiple vehicles, savings and vacations....then both will probably have to to have a job.
It just depends on what their joint vision is. The trick is....both people involved need the same vision.
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