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Old 12-18-2025, 07:07 PM   #29488
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Originally Posted by whitev70r View Post
Yah, so suppose you have a son.

Son gets married, has 2 kids. Divorces. He remarries and has 2 more kids with 2nd wife. This 2nd wife also has 2 kids from previous marriage that she brought into the marriage. How many grandchildren do you have? 4 or 6?
I don't think the step kids from the 2nd wife are not officially children, so they don't count when it comes to inheriting your assets as it goes through your estate.

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Originally Posted by Tapioca View Post
All this talk about finances and prenups just underscores the point that the decision to marry someone should not be taken lightly.
Even just living together as common law will put you into a marriage like relationship doesn't it? Or is that only for tax purposes and not so much estate planning.
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