It's only tangentially related to personal finance, but I would suggest you consider getting engaged now (if you aren't yet) and getting married (assuming you're certain about this person and the kids are good with it) now-ish rather than three years from now, then doing the estate planning stuff just the one time right after the wedding.I am definitely more on the "get something in place sooner" side of the question, just wanted to check whether there were insights from the group that suggested a different approach.
You don't owe anyone an explanation, but it's not immediately obvious to me how waiting three years until the kids are out of high school really changes much of anything marriage-wise. If you're going to get married in three years, why not get married in six months, or however long it takes to plan the wedding and do the prenup that you guys have decided to do?
Again, I'm not entitled to an explanation, and that's a relationship thing rather than a personal finance thing so probably off topic for this board. But you did ask for insights as to potentially different approaches, so I'm suggesting it as a different approach for you to consider as an option. Oh, and you don't owe anyone an explanation as to why you've considered but rejected the idea, if that is the case.
HTH.
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