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【正文】 secret wealth richer,for poorer文章譯文 Secret wealth vs. 39。for richer, for poorer39。 When Linda, a social worker in the New York area, received a significant chunk of money after her mother died, she did not divulge the amount to her husband of 15 years. Instead, she set up separate accounts earmarked for the education of their son and daughter. Worried that her marriage would founder once her children left home, Madame M., the wife of an Asian industrialist, bought an expensive apartment in central Paris to prepare as a possible escape hatch. The money she used had been inherited from her father. The marriage survived. But a decade later, her husband and children still don39。t know about the Paris property. Such behavior is perfectly legal. But the people who engage in it are reluctant to use their full names for fear of destabilizing their families. The classic marriage vows may urge for richer, for poorer, but concealing financial activities from a spouse is hardly a new strategy. Over a century ago in his play A Doll39。s House, Henrik Ibsen used the device of a wife39。s secret loan to unveil the dynamics of an unhealthy marriage. But in an age when divorce and serial marriage have bee monplace, when many women are entering marriages earning large sums and such assets are an increasing ponent of family wealth, it is not just billionaires like Ronald Perelman, president of Revlon, and Donald Trump who are concerned about protecting what is his, what is hers and what is theirs. While prenuptial agreements and even postnuptial agreements are increasingly being used to set boundaries, in the end, who gets what depends on legal jurisdiction, sound financial planning, national traditions and the psychological state of the marriage. Common sense may dictate that since most countries require ine tax returns signed by both spouses, husbands and wives should at least know what the other is earning. But this is not necessarily so, experts in marriage counseling and family law say. At Relate, the largest couples counseling charity in Britain, each couple is given an exit evaluation after a course of therapy. One question they are asked is, Do you know how much your partner earns? Many people say no, said Denise Knowles, a counselor at Relate, whose clients e from all levels of society. Dennis Grande, an attorney and family law specialist at Mackall, Crouse amp。 Moore in Minneapolis, described it this way: They are both supposed to sign the ine tax returns, but frequently it is a multipage document, and she signs in a matter of seconds without reading it. It is unusual if a wife reviews it or even asks for a copy. I think if the wife has enough to spend and is fortable, she is not concerned about the technical issues or knowing the exact amount. Grande said he even knew of a lot of situations where the husband had signed the wife39。s name: He takes care of the money. She takes care of the creature forts the homes, the vacation, the social calendar. It is a partnership that works amazingly well for a large percentage of the population. Except when it doesn39。t. It doesn39。t when the spouses have different attitudes about what money symbolizes and how it should be spent, when couples have a signifi
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