“Here” is not a geographic location when used in this context. It’s a “magical emotional space”, like with unicorns and rainbows and a pot of gold and such.
Pre nups aren’t legally binding in the UK so it was never something that came up between me and the missus. She used to earn around the same as me but I’ve already inherited all I’ll get (£600 from my wee Granny) and she’ll inherit £m’s.
I can’t imagine ever trying to get my hands on that cash, even if things go horribly horribly wrong.
Unlike my side of the family, her’s has incredible longevity so her dad will probably outlive me anyway.
ah now I see, we got a bunch of limousine liberals on this forum, folks who never have to worry about downside risk. must be nice to have an inheritance to fall back on.
This is one of the things that can vary by state (and country).
Even in states that recognize inheritances as non-community assets, you still have to keep them clearly separated (like in a different account, with zero mixing). Plus of course anything that has been gifted out of that (which is usually valuable items, rather than money itself) Divorce lawyers are good at finding excuses for why those assets have been mixed and therefore are eligible for splitting.
Even with a prenup, you will need to be careful about not mixing your inheritances with day-to-day expenses or home purchase or something like that.