Legal seperation

[txhminsp]

What is the name of your state? Texas

My wife is buying into a partnership. She says she needs a legal seperation due to my lack of a job. We do not have children at this time because of my wife. It is supposed to be to protect the other partners if she and I were to get a divorse, however none of the other spouses are having to get a legal seperation. We have had to mortgage our house, her mom is putting up her retirement account and I seam to be out on a limb. All of this is coming at me at the speed of light and has to be done within a week or so. Is this real or is this just a convenient thing for my wife?

 

[ceara19]

What is the name of your state? Texas

My wife is buying into a partnership. She says she needs a legal seperation due to my lack of a job. We do not have children at this time because of my wife. It is supposed to be to protect the other partners if she and I were to get a divorse, however none of the other spouses are having to get a legal seperation. We have had to mortgage our house, her mom is putting up her retirement account and I seam to be out on a limb. All of this is coming at me at the speed of light and has to be done within a week or so. Is this real or is this just a convenient thing for my wife?

How exactly is your wife planning on getting a legal separation in Texas?

 

[txhminsp]

I found out today she wants a post nuptial agreement not legal separation. She talked to a lawyer today and this is what he suggested. I'm very hurt and offended! She says it's because I haven't had a full time full pay job. And she isn't giving me any time to investigate this legally. It sounds very fishy to me. I have wondered if she has been faithful? I don't know what to think... I'm just confused!!!! Query.... is there such a thiing as legal separation? I need some advice.

 

[efflandt]

It is "post nuptial". She or they apparently don't want you to ever have a claim for their business you did not contribute to.

My sister had her 401(k) and daughter's college fund snatched by her ex, who was actually trying to get a job, but with deferred salary, so it looked like he had no income during the divorce (but could not find any employer that would go for that).

 

[cbg]

When my business partner and I formed the corporation I wasn't married at the time, but her husband had to sign some kind of document (I never saw it myself) that essentially removed him from any claim to any part of the business. I understood it to be state law.

I could be mistaken, though, because when I married a year later my husband did not have to sign anything of the kind.

 

[txhminsp]

cbg,
Is your partner and her husband still married? I'm more concerned with the fact that she is doing this to remove me from her life, not just a business. As far as it being a law... in Texas it isn't. My wife wants to separate all our finanses supposedly to keep the partnership separate. The other partners are not doing this to their spouses, just me. I'm just not sure of her true motives. If you have any helpful advice or encouragement, I'm all ears.

 

[cbg]

Yes, they are. But please note that I am not in your state. My clear (though possibly erroneous) impression was that it was a state law. A law in my state does not affect you in yours. I never saw the document; I was not involved in that part of it since it did not affect me. I only am even aware of it because at one point she provided me with a list of things she was working on towards the formation of the company (she does all operations; I do sales and marketing).

I only offered it as a suggestion. If you don't think it applies, no harm done and no offense taken.