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sickwithsadness
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We have two children from marriage. H is also paying child support for child he fathered out of wedlock. Child support payments are obligated through age 18. As his wife, I want to protect our assets we accumulated in our marriage and for our children . What is the best way to do this? Should all our joint assets be divided and made separate ones-i.e home listed in only my name, savings and checking accounts put in my name and some in his, etc. to protect what legal rights the out of wedlock child would have to father's (my husband's) assets in terms of inheritance rights? Can we have husband have will naming me as sole person who inherits our assets should he die and not give anything to our children or this child? What is your best advice? How about whether I would be obligated to pay child support payments for this child if husband died prior to child reaching age of 18? HOw can I protect our estate from being torn apart if husband died prior to age 18? Can the child's mother then seek inheritance rights to force me to make child support payments for this child that is not related to me? Please advise.