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My Wife Is Leaving the Divorce Details to Me. Can I Look Out for Myself?
The New York Times • • health
Key Points:
- A couple with nearly 20 years together is amicably divorcing while still living together and seeing other people, with the husband initiating the separation after realizing he’d be happier apart.
- Financially comfortable but not wealthy, they supported each other through graduate school, have roughly equal salaries, and own a house purchased with an injury settlement payment.
- The husband is organized and knowledgeable about divorce law, while the wife is less informed and focused mainly on not wanting to lose the house.
- The husband wonders if he should share all financial details and split assets evenly or use his legal knowledge to retain as much money as possible, especially since they want to avoid costly lawyers.
- The Ethicist advises that fairness requires both parties understanding their rights and suggests consulting a mediator and legal review to ensure a just process rather than exploiting the wife’s lack of legal knowledge.
