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Originally Posted by CFrance

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Yes, but I could also see why you would want to keep your finances separate, to the benefit of both spouses' children. If that's not possible with a marriage in FL, that would really give me pause if I were in that situation. I fully expect our carefully earned assets to go to our children. If something happened and one of us died and a second marriage came up, I would be very sure the assets were protected for the children.

After all... I don't know how exactly to articulate this, but this is our first family's assets. I wouldn't want it to go anywhere else, nor would I went the spouse of a second marriage to dilute his assets either. A sticky situation.

This can probably be solved with a well drawn pre-nuptual agreement. I am not familiar with the Florida laws regarding such matters but they are the rule rather than the exception where I live now. Almost all of the people I know who have children and have remarried have signed pre-nups.