Are there any pro to officially get married anymore

This topic was created in the Miscellaneous forum by coldwateryvirgo on Friday, November 30, 2018 and has 22 replies.
Assuming you’re gonna be financially stable , what are the reasons if any to officially sign a marriage license ?

Especially with chance of divorce about 50:50

You can just be in a serious relationship with someone, living with each other and treating everything the same as a marriage

And just go separate ways if you are no longer happy together
Posted by maiden

When kids and property taxes come into the picture it's a different ballgame. Also when persons incomes go up high enough to move up the tax bracket it is your best situation. It touches a lot of things financially.
Really ? My understanding is two people with high income will most likely have be paying more tax if they combined and file as marriage . Can’t you still claim child deductible as the mom even though you’re not married ? So you’d still be getting that ?

And is property taxes lower for married couple ?
Better rights when it comes to illness and hospitalization of your SO.

Tax breaks (marital tax deduction, + joint filing)

After 8 (or 10 can't remember) years of marriage you are eligible to draw on your spouses social security.

IRA benefits

If you are married and your spouse passes away and you inherit the estate you will not have to pay taxes on the inheritance (if not legally married you will need to).

Leave benefits through employer when spouse's relative passes away etc.

Health insurance benefits (being able to be added to your spouses plan) especially useful if your spouse is unionized or works for the government.

Also studies show married people live longer than single, or cohabitation couples.

And the most IMPORTANT benefit is to women who wish to have a child. You will need to put your career on hold at least for a few years to raise the child. Marriage gives you 50% entitlement to your spouses earning (in the event of a divorce even with a prenup) which protects your time and energy being put into the kid instead of furthering your own earning potential.

Posted by AnotherTaurusGuyReturns

If you’re a woman then yes.


I forgot to say that I’m speaking from a women perspective

That there are no incentives for a successful women to get married
Posted by LadyNeptune

Better rights when it comes to illness and hospitalization of your SO.

Tax breaks (marital tax deduction, + joint filing)

After 8 (or 10 can't remember) years of marriage you are eligible to draw on your spouses social security.

IRA benefits

If you are married and your spouse passes away and you inherit the estate you will not have to pay taxes on the inheritance (if not legally married you will need to).

Leave benefits through employer when spouse's relative passes away etc.

Health insurance benefits (being able to be added to your spouses plan) especially useful if your spouse is unionized or works for the government.

Also studies show married people live longer than single, or cohabitation couples.

And the most IMPORTANT benefit is to women who wish to have a child. You will need to put your career on hold at least for a few years to raise the child. Marriage gives you 50% entitlement to your spouses earning (in the event of a divorce even with a prenup) which protects your time and energy being put into the kid instead of furthering your own earning potential.

I guess I’m coming from a perspective where I have no desire to draw from spouse ira since I have need desire for his earning since I’m financially secure , im talking about two people of incomes around 100000+ when say financially stable

And I’m only speaking for myself that if I get divorce I wouldn’t care for half of his earning . Especially if I’m already the one earning more

I have heard that married people live longer , but I think it might be attributed to risk taking behaviors of single , not the marriage itself

I do like the family insurance plan that you get from marriage though
I may never get married. But if I'm having a kid with my SO we WILL GET a babynup
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If you’re a woman then yes.


I forgot to say that I’m speaking from a women perspective

That there are no incentives for a successful women to get married
Why do you say that? What disincentives are there? What if you want children?
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I’m not having disincentives for the scenario, I am saying there’s no benefit to doing so

And the child would be raised in same nuclear home , with both a mother n father in their home as any other parents .

The only different is They just never signed a marriage license .
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Posted by LadyNeptune

Better rights when it comes to illness and hospitalization of your SO.

Tax breaks (marital tax deduction, + joint filing)

After 8 (or 10 can't remember) years of marriage you are eligible to draw on your spouses social security.

IRA benefits

If you are married and your spouse passes away and you inherit the estate you will not have to pay taxes on the inheritance (if not legally married you will need to).

Leave benefits through employer when spouse's relative passes away etc.

Health insurance benefits (being able to be added to your spouses plan) especially useful if your spouse is unionized or works for the government.

Also studies show married people live longer than single, or cohabitation couples.

And the most IMPORTANT benefit is to women who wish to have a child. You will need to put your career on hold at least for a few years to raise the child. Marriage gives you 50% entitlement to your spouses earning (in the event of a divorce even with a prenup) which protects your time and energy being put into the kid instead of furthering your own earning potential.

I guess I’m coming from a perspective where I have no desire to draw from spouse ira since I have need desire for his earning since I’m financially secure , im talking about two people of incomes around 100000+ when say financially stable

And I’m only speaking for myself that if I get divorce I wouldn’t care for half of his earning . Especially if I’m already the one earning more

I have heard that married people live longer , but I think it might be attributed to risk taking behaviors of single , not the marriage itself

I do like the family insurance plan that you get from marriage though
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Even if both parties make 6 figures, if you are having kids, 99 xs out of 100 it is the female who leaves work to look after the kid.

You can't get back that time for your career, so you will be at a disadvantage from your SO.

The way a prenup works is that it protects the assets you had PRIOR to the marriage. At least in California, earnings from both parties after marriage are split 50/50.

Some people have clauses in the prenup, like a cheating clause where if you fuck around you agree to relinquish that 50/50 split. Just depends on what you agree on really.
I’m gonna clarify that in this scenario , you live pretty much like a married couple , the only difference is not official signing a marriage, as I believe in no benefit of making the marriage official by law .

For example you might even have had a whole wedding and everything. But you’re not obligated but financial circumstances to stay in a marriage, the only thing that would force you to feel like you must stay is your own desire . You can leave without the hassle of a divorce if you choose to do so
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If you’re a woman then yes.


I forgot to say that I’m speaking from a women perspective

That there are no incentives for a successful women to get married
Why do you say that? What disincentives are there? What if you want children?
I’m not having disincentives for the scenario, I am saying there’s no benefit to doing so

And the child would be raised in same nuclear home , with both a mother n father in their home as any other parents .

The only different is They just never signed a marriage license .
@ladyneptune covered it well but there are a number of financial and property incentives for a woman to get married. They were mostly created to avoid spousal abandonment.
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That’s pretty much my understanding of marriage as well , securing financial security.

But if you take that ancient reason away since you are financially secure yourself , the support for pros of getting married by law falls apart

That and emotional reason , wanting to feel like that person is yours etc
Posted by coldwateryvirgo

Assuming you’re gonna be financially stable , what are the reasons if any to officially sign a marriage license ?

Especially with chance of divorce about 50:50

You can just be in a serious relationship with someone, living with each other and treating everything the same as a marriage

And just go separate ways if you are no longer happy together
Cause, longterm habitation taken to marital lengths, a good opposing attorney, and possible state law, can reap the same effects.
Posted by coldwateryvirgo

I’m gonna clarify that in this scenario , you live pretty much like a married couple , the only difference is not official signing a marriage, as I believe in no benefit of making the marriage official by law .

For example you might even have had a whole wedding and everything. But you’re not obligated but financial circumstances to stay in a marriage, the only thing that would force you to feel like you must stay is your own desire . You can leave without the hassle of a divorce if you choose to do so
That’s why you get a prenup so you can divorce easily because it’s been predetermined

Poitnless to drop thousands on a wedding and not get the bennifits of the actual marriage by making it official
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If you’re a woman then yes.


I forgot to say that I’m speaking from a women perspective

That there are no incentives for a successful women to get married
Why do you say that? What disincentives are there? What if you want children?
I’m not having disincentives for the scenario, I am saying there’s no benefit to doing so

And the child would be raised in same nuclear home , with both a mother n father in their home as any other parents .

The only different is They just never signed a marriage license .
@ladyneptune covered it well but there are a number of financial and property incentives for a woman to get married. They were mostly created to avoid spousal abandonment.


She's saying if the woman is already wealthy.

In which case I reckon she is correct.

Risk of spousal abandonment only goes up when a woman is already well. She wouldn't have any need to mitigate against that. Her best way of avoiding that is not to get married.
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Yea , I think I confused people when I said financially stable , since that has different meaning for different people .

tax-wise it's only interesing if both people are working. Otherwise the win is not enough to compensate the burden of life expenses on a single salary.

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If you’re a woman then yes.


I forgot to say that I’m speaking from a women perspective

That there are no incentives for a successful women to get married
Why do you say that? What disincentives are there? What if you want children?
I’m not having disincentives for the scenario, I am saying there’s no benefit to doing so

And the child would be raised in same nuclear home , with both a mother n father in their home as any other parents .

The only different is They just never signed a marriage license .
@ladyneptune covered it well but there are a number of financial and property incentives for a woman to get married. They were mostly created to avoid spousal abandonment.


She's saying if the woman is already wealthy.

In which case I reckon she is correct.

Risk of spousal abandonment only goes up when a woman is already well. She wouldn't have any need to mitigate against that. Her best way of avoiding that is not to get married.
Yea , I think I confused people when I said financially stable , since that has different meaning for different people .

The only thing I'm not sure about is how kids factor into it. It differs from country to country.
I don’t think marital status factors into child maintenance, not in the UK and US anyway.
Ok fair enough. I heard they are different tax breaks for raising a family but I've no real clue.
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You have child and ETIC credit . You get around 3000 if in lower bracket but if you’re financially well off you’ll be in the higher bracket and only get a 1000 .

You get that amount regardless of whether you are filing jointly or as a single parent or head of household .

That’s the only thing a child would affect , the tiny 1000 credit relative to marriage penalty you get for being in higher bracket .

Because I’m higher income bracket , if you assume the husband is making great money as well , you get marriage penalties instead of bonuses .

Regarding property tax , you’ll be paying the same amount whether you’re married or not I believe ,

If you’re middle income then being married mean the help to pay those with husband would make it easier



But the amount you pay for property should be the same I think , kid does not affect this
Posted by hydorah

tax-wise it's only interesing if both people are working. Otherwise the win is not enough to compensate the burden of life expenses on a single salary.



I’m not suggesting living on a single income , I’m wuggestibg not signing a marriage license

Life expenses would still be shared , you live together you help each other out financially, you’re not paying for everything on a single salary vs a two person salary .

You share your income n earn .

You’re just not officially signing a marriage license .

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Posted by hydorah

tax-wise it's only interesing if both people are working. Otherwise the win is not enough to compensate the burden of life expenses on a single salary.



I’m not suggesting living on a single income , I’m wuggestibg not signing a marriage license

Life expenses would still be shared , you live together you help each other out financially, you’re not paying for everything on a single salary vs a two person salary .

You share your income n earn .

You’re just not officially signing a marriage license .

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I was not refering to what you posted
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Posted by coldwateryvirgo

Posted by AnotherTaurusGuyReturns

If you’re a woman then yes.


I forgot to say that I’m speaking from a women perspective

That there are no incentives for a successful women to get married
Why do you say that? What disincentives are there? What if you want children?
I’m not having disincentives for the scenario, I am saying there’s no benefit to doing so

And the child would be raised in same nuclear home , with both a mother n father in their home as any other parents .

The only different is They just never signed a marriage license .
@ladyneptune covered it well but there are a number of financial and property incentives for a woman to get married. They were mostly created to avoid spousal abandonment.


She's saying if the woman is already wealthy.

In which case I reckon she is correct.

Risk of spousal abandonment only goes up when a woman is already well. She wouldn't have any need to mitigate against that. Her best way of avoiding that is not to get married.
Yea , I think I confused people when I said financially stable , since that has different meaning for different people .

The only thing I'm not sure about is how kids factor into it. It differs from country to country.
I don’t think marital status factors into child maintenance, not in the UK and US anyway.
Ok fair enough. I heard they are different tax breaks for raising a family but I've no real clue.
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In the US there is tax breaks for each dependent (number of kids + any adults being supported).

But if your that loaded/trust fund baby it’s most likely a non factor.
Posted by maiden

When kids and property taxes come into the picture it's a different ballgame. Also when persons incomes go up high enough to move up the tax bracket it is your best situation. It touches a lot of things financially.
very true
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Posted by maiden

When kids and property taxes come into the picture it's a different ballgame. Also when persons incomes go up high enough to move up the tax bracket it is your best situation. It touches a lot of things financially.
very true
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Can you please elaborate on this ? How does getting married on a higher bracket helps this
Posted by Scotteh007

"You can just be in a serious relationship with someone, living with each other and treating everything the same as a marriage

And just go separate ways if you are no longer happy together "

I'd rather have that.

My Dad and my stepmom just got married this year after being together for about 10-15 years. For tax reasons.
But I best their relationship was the same before signing a marriage license n after right ?

If they didn’t tell anyone no one would know . It’s such a small thing isn’t it , a marriage license .
I did find one pro btw guys

But only if you are selling a property n expecting a capital gain of more than 250000

It’s call exclusion of sale .

If you sell a house n you profit , you don’t have to include it up to 250000 as a single

But filing jointly it’s up to 500000

So you need an expensive house n large profit lol

But that is a reason to marry , if you plan to sell a high profit home